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Reaching the Summit: Sir Edmund Hillary's Story

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Reaching the Summit: Sir Edmund Hillary's Story

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Working closely with the author of the highly acclaimed Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life, writer David Larsen has produced a readable, exciting book aimed at young readers in the 9-14 age range. Reaching the Summit follows in the tradition of successful recent books about Burt Munro and Sir Peter Blake, transforming bestselling adult books into accessible texts for younger readers. In Reaching the Summit the emphasis is at all times on high adventure. The book tells the story of the young Ed Hillary growing up in the Waikato, his increasing love of climbing and the outdoors, his early climbs and growing reputation, then the Everest expedition and the ascent on Mt Everest itself. It describes in gripping fashion the successful assault on the summit by Hillary and Tensing Norgay, and the aftermath. Reaching the Summit then goes with Hillary to Antarctica and the trek to the South Pole, then summarises the rest of his life.

Author Biography:

Alexa Johnston is of course the author of the bestselling Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life. She is a close friend of the Hillary family. Alexis is a former principal curator at the Auckland Art Gallery. She has also trekked in Nepal with members of the Hillary family.
Release date NZ
September 3rd, 2007
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Audiences
  • Children's (6-12)
  • Teenage / Young Adult
Interest Age
From 9 to 12 years
Pages
176
Dimensions
130x198x13
ISBN-13
9780143006664
Product ID
1706810

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