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Sir Edmund Hillary explores Mount Everest

2019

Format:	Book
Author:	Niver, Heather Moore, author.
Title:	Sir Edmund Hillary explores Mount Everest / Heather Moore Niver.
Edition:	First edition.
Publisher, Date:	New York : PowerKids Press, 2019.
Description:	32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm.
Summary:	"On May 28, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary made history by climbing the highest mountain on Earth: Mount Everest. He was the first man to stand on top of this daunting peak. [Here is] the story of Hillary and his guide Tenzing Norgay as they tackled the most demanding climb in the world"--Publisher marketing.
Series:	Real-life scientific adventures Real-life scientific adventures.
Subjects:	Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008 -- Juvenile literature. Tenzing Norkey, 1914-1986 -- Juvenile literature. Mountaineers -- New Zealand -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Mountaineers -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Notes:	Includes index.
Contents:	Imagination and energy -- Enthusiasm for cold and snow -- First summit -- Meeting his mentor -- The mountains were calling -- The challenges -- Prepping for the climb -- First attempt -- Facing the step -- On top of the world -- After Everest -- A secret revealed -- Sir Edmund's legacy.
LCCN:	2018000419
ISBN:	9781508168621 (lib. bdg.) 9781508168645 (pbk.)
Other Number:	1055268931
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	825058
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Call Number:	j 796.522 Niver

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