Edmund Hillary
Subtitle: first to the top
By: by Dan Elish.
Series: Great explorations
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark; Cavendish Square; Cavendish Square Publishing
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780761422242
Subjects: Hillary, Edmund, Sir -- Juvenile literature; Mountaineers -- New Zealand -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: "An examination of the life and accomplishments of the famed explorer from New Zealand who was one of the first to scale Mount Everest"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A boy who loved books; title: The young mountaineer; title: "Because it's there"; title: "Expedition/phase 1"; title: The first team fails; title: Going for the top; title: A life's work.