Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains

by Anita Yasuda

A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year

Anita Yasuda's evocative picture book biography about Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Everest, is equal parts grit and grace. Dazzlingly illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Yuko Shimizu.

"An inspiring biography of a trailblazing woman, lyrically told and lushly illustrated. This important story reminds...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063242419
• ISBN13: 9780063242418
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3