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100 1 _aMasoff, Joy
_d1951-
245 1 0 _aEverest :
_breaching for the sky /
_cJoy Masoff.
250 _aFirst trade printing, September 2002
260 _aNew York :
_bScholastic,
_c2002
300 _a48 pages :
_billustrations
_c23 cm
505 _aZ
520 _aRead 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.
521 _a920
_bLexile
521 _aZ
_bRaz-Plus
650 0 _aMountaineers
_zNew Zealand
_vBiography
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aMountaineers
_zNepal
_vBiography
_vJuvenile literature.
650 1 _aMountaineers.
650 1 _aMountaineering.
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