Displaying 1 of 1 2001 Format: Book Author: Skreslet, Laurie. Title: To the top of Everest / Laurie Skreslet, with Elizabeth MacLeod. Publisher, Date: Toronto : Kids Can Press, ©2001. Description: 56 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm Summary: "Laurie Skreslet was the first Canadian to reach the peak of Mount Everest. Follow his exciting true-life adventure, including when he almost plunged to an icy death" Cf. Our choice, 2002 Target Audience Note: 5. 9-15. Subjects: Skreslet, Laurie -- Juvenile literature. Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Juvenile literature. Mountaineers -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature. Genre: Autobiographies. Other Author: MacLeod, Elizabeth. Notes: Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 5.7 2 SD Quiz 53361 English non-fiction. Contents: Almost there -- Growing up -- Learning to climb -- Mountain -- Gear for the climb -- Heading to Everest -- Life at base camp -- Who's who on the team -- Climbing on icefall -- Disaster strikes -- Down the mountain -- Back on Everest -- Going it alone -- Life on the mountain -- Getting there -- Weather closes in -- We head for camp four -- Early morning climb -- Top of the world! -- Dangerous descent -- Heading home -- After Everest -- Glossary. ISBN: 9781550747218 1550748149 9781550748147 1550747215 Other Number: 46616698 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 105356 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j 796.522 Skreslet Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
