Everest : reaching for the sky / Joy Masoff.

By:

Masoff, Joy, 1951-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic, 2002Edition: First trade printing, September 2002Description: 48 pages : illustrations 23 cmISBN:

0439267072
078073003990

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DDC classification:

796.52/2/092 B 21

LOC classification:

GV199.9 .M39 2002

Contents:

Summary: Read about the perilous quest to reach the summit of the tallest mountain on Earth. The Scholastic History Readers series was created especially to bring history to life for beginning readers. This book introduces readers to Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay--the first men to reach the peak of Mount Everest. 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Books	Footprints International School Library Network Toul Kork Campus A TK Campus, 4th Floor, Room B401, Non-Fiction Bookcases(7-8)	Non-Fiction	MAS 796.52/2/092 GV199.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	3	Available	FISTK00820
Books	Footprints International School Library Network Toul Kork Campus A TK Campus, 4th Floor, Room B401, Non-Fiction Bookcases(7-8)	Non-Fiction	MAS 796.52/2/092 GV199.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	FISTK00815
Books	Footprints International School Library Network Toul Kork Campus TTP Secondary Non-Fiction Bookshelves	Non-Fiction	MAS 796.52/2/092 GV199.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available	FIS04644

Read about the perilous quest to reach the summit of the tallest mountain on Earth. The Scholastic History Readers series was created especially to bring history to life for beginning readers. This book introduces readers to Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay--the first men to reach the peak of Mount Everest. 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.

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