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Climbing Everest (Totally True Adventures): How Two Friends Reached Earth's Highest Peak -- Gail Herman, Paperback
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Adventure & Adventurers, Ages 9-12, Asia, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction, Gail Herman, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, History, Juvenile Nonfiction, Paperback, Random House Books for Young Readers, Sports & Recreation, Tenzing Norkey, Totally True AdventuresCould you climb the world's highest mountain? Thrill seekers and young explorers will love this inspiring Totally True Adventure.
The peak of Mount Everest is the highest place on Earth--and one of the deadliest. Terrible storms stop climbers in their tracks! Avalanches tumble down! Brave adventurers disappear on the snowy slopes. Then Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay decide to climb. They come from different cultures, but their dream is the same. Can teamwork help them make it to the roof of the world? This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.
Author: Gail Herman, Michele Amatrula
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/04/2015
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780553509861
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 175467 / Climbing Everest
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2015 pg. 76
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2015
The peak of Mount Everest is the highest place on Earth--and one of the deadliest. Terrible storms stop climbers in their tracks! Avalanches tumble down! Brave adventurers disappear on the snowy slopes. Then Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay decide to climb. They come from different cultures, but their dream is the same. Can teamwork help them make it to the roof of the world? This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.
Author: Gail Herman, Michele Amatrula
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/04/2015
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780553509861
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 175467 / Climbing Everest
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2015 pg. 76
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2015
About the Author
GAIL HERMAN has written many books for children, including several books in the Disney Fairies series. She's also written Flower Girl, Otto the Cat, What a Hungry Puppy!, The Lion and the Mouse, and There Is a Town.