Title: Reaching the Summit
Subtitle: Edmund Hillary's Life of Adventure
Description: Tells the story of Sir Edmund Hillary, from his early days growing up in the Waikato, to his climbing expeditions and the ascent on Mt Everest, to his trek to the South Pole. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
Subjects: Mountaineering expeditions, Description and travel, History, Child and youth non-fiction, Biography
Places: Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
People: Edmund Hillary (1919-2008)