May 2019 Non-Fiction Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month May 2019
Enduringly fascinating and inspiring, the story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s ascent of Everest is always worth re-visiting. This strong narrative biography matched with atmospheric illustrations brings the two men to life from their childhoods in New Zealand and Nepal respectively to their amazing feat of climbing the world’s highest mountain. Alexandra Stewart and Joe Todd-Stanton capture something about the personalities of the two and the reasons that they felt the need to take on this great challenge. Most successfully, in words and pictures they describe the extraordinary landscape of Everest and the surrounding mountains and in particular the enormous dangers and the unique magic of mountaineering - especially when you take on the challenge of the highest mountain in the world.
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Join these two unlikely heroes on the most amazing of adventures and discover the impact of hundreds of men and women that helped Hillary and Tenzing achieve their goal. But triumphs can be marred with tragedy as not everyone who climbs Everest survives ...
In the late morning of May 29th 1953, the sun was shining brightly on the roof of the world, a gentle breeze was blowing and two men were there to witness it for the first time ever ... Their names were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay and the roof of the world was Everest. This is the breathtaking story of how two very different yet equally determined men battled frost-biting temperatures, tumbling ice rocks, powerful winds and death-defying ridges to climb the world's highest mountain.
With a beautiful foreword by the greatest living explorer of our time, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, this brilliant book combines fresh and contemporary illustrations by Joe Todd-Stanton with Alexandra Stewart's captivating writing and publishes in time to celebrate the centenary of Edmund Hillary's birth. This unique narrative tells the story of how Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made their mark on the world from birth right up to their final days and the impact they've had on Nepal today.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-12 years old
Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Books of the Month, Recommendations, General Knowledge & Trivia, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Geography, Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general, Educational material, Gift Books, Children’s / Teenage stationery and miscellaneous items, History, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, People / Places, Reference Works, True Stories, Featured Books for 9+ readers
Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay is available in Hardback
Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay was written by Alexandra Stewart and published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay has 62 pages
£15.29
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