Everest : reaching the roof of the world
Long, David, 1961-2022
Book
Everest is the world's highest mountain, towering like an icy giant over the Himalayas. For the millions of people living nearby, it has always been a magical place, known as 'Goddess Mother of the World' or the 'Peak of Heaven'. To explorers and adventurers, it represents a perilous but thrilling challenge to be conquered. In this exhilarating account by award-winning author David Long, he looks back at the first attempts by international mountaineers to reach the fabled summit, many of which ended in death and disaster.
Main title:
Everest : reaching the roof of the world / David Long ; illustrated by Stefano Tambellini.
Author:
Long, David, 1961-, authorTambellini, Stefano, illustrator
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Barrington Stoke, 2022.
Collation:
82 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Dyslexic-friendly.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781800900943 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.5220954961J796.522
Language:
English
Subject:
Mountaineering expeditions -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- History -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 9+SportStories for Struggling or Reluctant ReadersFor reluctant readers (children)Children's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: History & the pastChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & places
BRN:
1002499