Exploring Mount Everest: The World's Highest Peak

By: Hinman, Bonnie

A compelling narrative non-fiction book about Mount Everest. Learn about Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay as they made the first successful climb to the top of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953. You'll also learn fun facts about the mountain and how others joined the race to the top of the mountain. Find out why, while it's not technically as difficult to climb as other mountains, it is considered the one of the deadliest, why altitude sickness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CVQRT254
• ISBN13: 9798890941220
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Curious Fox Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8