Bibliograph

Everest, the remarkable story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, Alexandra Stewart ; illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton

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Everest, the remarkable story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, Alexandra Stewart ; illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Everest

Responsibility statement

Alexandra Stewart ; illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton

Sub title

the remarkable story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

Summary

In the late morning of May 29th 1953, the sun was shining brightly on the roof of the world, a gentle breeze was blowing and two men were there to witness it for the first time ever. Their names were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay and the roof of the world was Everest. This is the breathtaking story of how two very different yet equally determined men battled frost-biting temperatures, tumbling ice rocks, powerful winds and death-defying ridges to reach the top of the world's highest mountain. Join these two unlikely heroes on the most amazing of adventures. This is the retelling of the true stories of their childhoods and the events that led up to their climb towards triumph. Find out how the friendship of a small town beekeeper and former yak-herder turned them into two global heroes, as well as the impact of hundreds of men and women that helped them achieve their goal. But triumphs can be marred with tragedy as not everyone who climbs Everest survives

Target audience

juvenile

Classification