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Author Masoff, Joy, 1951-

Title Everest : reaching for the sky / Joy Masoff.

Imprint New York : Scholastic Reference, c2002.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Westside Non-Fiction  PB 915.4 MAS    ---  Available
Description 48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series Scholastic history readers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 48) and index.
Summary This title introduces readers to Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first men to reach the peak of Mt. Everest. Illustrations. Difficult climbing conditions on Everest-rough terrain, cold temperatures, and high altitude-are explained. Various types of climbing equipment are discussed as well. Reaction to the conquest of Everest came from all around the world. Hillary and Norgay both used their fame to improve conditions for the people of Nepal.
Study Program Accel Read RL 5.1 P0.5 WEST
Subject Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008 -- Juvenile literature.
Tenzing Norkey, 1914-1986 -- Juvenile literature.
Mountaineers -- New Zealand -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Mountaineers -- Nepal -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Hillary, Edmund, Sir.
Tenzing Norkey, 1914-
Mountaineers.
Mountaineering.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
ISBN 0439267072 (pbk.)

 
    
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