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Where Is Mount Everest?
Nico Medina
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · May 19, 2015
Reading lane: Geography for Kids
A Nonfiction pick for readers exploring Where Is Mount Everest?.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Everest, Up Close
Explore Everest’s human history, perilous climbs, and changing place in mountaineering.
Come here for
- Historic climbs and high-altitude risk
- The shift toward commercial mountaineering
Expect
- Ancient beginnings, early settlers, and expeditions both failed and successful
Book Details
- Authors
- Nico Medina
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- May 19, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Geography for Kids · Natural Disasters
- Reading lane
- Geography for Kids
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Publisher Categories
Rocks & Minerals
Asia for Kids
Ecosystems & Environment
About This Book
As the recent deaths of sixteen Sherpas underscore, climbing Mount Everest remains a daunting challenge. Located in the Himalayas, Everest is the highest mountain in the world at a whopping 29,028 feet. In this compelling narrative, Nico Medina guides readers through the mountain’s ancient beginnings, first human settlers, historic climbs, and the modern commercialization of mountain-climbing. With stories of expeditions gone wrong and miraculously successful summit climbs,...
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