Everest
Subtitle: reaching for the sky
By: Joy Masoff
Series: Scholastic history readers
Publisher: Scholastic Reference
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780439267076
Subjects: Mountaineers; Juvenile literature; Biography; Mountaineering
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 48) and index.