Everest
By: text, Angela Sangma Francis ; illustrations, Lisk Feng
Contributors: Feng, Lisk, ill
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Flying Eye Books
Published: 2018
Place of publication: London, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 75
ISBN-13: 9781911171997
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Description and travel; History
Description: Hundreds of people dare to climb Mount Everest every year, following in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay s footsteps, hoping to experience Earth s highest peak. But there is so much more to this mountain than the brave mountaineers who climb it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

456 Childrens Plus, Inc.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Below the surface; title: The Himalayan mountain range; title: How do you measure a mountain?; title: Looking up to the mountain; title: Life at the foot of the mountain; title: Magic in medicine; title: Sacred mountain; title: The Sherpa people of Khumbu Valley; title: The legend of Shambhala; title: Everest's alpine world; title: What is the alpine environment?; title: Alpine animals; title: Ice giants; title: The legend of Ganga; title: The humble yak; title: What makes a climber?; title: Oxygen; title: Climbing the mountain; title: The five sisters of long life; title: Perils of the mountain; title: The three-faced goddess; title: Attempts to the top; title: The first successful attempt; title: The climb; title: Inventions for Everest; title: At the top of the mountain; title: The summit; title: Human vs nature; title: The myth of the Yeti; title: Garbage on Everest; title: Beyond the peaks; title: Mount Everest; title: Glossary.