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NEPAL: EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK
For Kids
Climbing Everest, Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the World's Highest Mountain
• Audrey Salkeld
• Jennifer Emmett
EXPLORATION •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Six true tales of mountaineering on Everest, for kids 10 and older. Published by National Geographic, it's filled with rare archival photographs.
(HML56, $21.00) |
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Everest: The Climb
• Gordon Korman
LITERATURE •
2012 •
PAPER
• 160 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Korman's trilogy about four kids racing to be the first kid to the top of Everest. In this second book, the kids test their mettle on the trek from base Camp, where they must face harsh conditions, disaster -- and each other. Thrills! Competition! Suspense! Geared for ages 9-12.
(NPL51, $5.99) |
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Everest: The Contest
• Gordon Korman
LITERATURE •
2012 •
PAPER
• 96 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Korman's trilogy about four kids racing to be the first kid to the top of Everest. In this first book the kids go to mountaineering training camp and vye to make the team that will actually go to Everest. Thrills! Competition! Fun! Geared for ages 9-12.
(NPL50, $5.99) |
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Everest: The Summit
• Gordon Korman
LITERATURE •
2012 •
PAPER
• 112 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Korman's trilogy about four kids racing to be the first kid to the top of Everest. In this last book, the kids attempt the summit, where they must face not only the thin air and the impending storm -- but each other. Thrills! Competition! Suspense! Geared for ages 9-12.
(NPL52, $5.99) |
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The Young Adventurer's Guide To Everest, From Avalanche To Zopkio
• Jonathan Chester
EXPLORATION •
2005 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Youngsters will be captivated by Chester's superbly photographed, informative introduction to mountaineering.
(NPL68, $7.95) |
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To the Top, The Story of Everest
• Stephen Venables
EXPLORATION •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 96 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A history of the great mountain and our attempts to reach the summit for middle schoolers. Wriiten by an experienced mountaineer, the book is published in celebration of the 50th anniversary of first ascent on May 29, 1953 by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary. With stunning archival photographs drawn from the collection of the Royal Geographical Society. The book also touches on the role of Sherpas, impact on local cultures, failed expeditions and, of course, the historic first climb.
(HML60, $17.99) |
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Peak
• Roland Smith
EXPLORATION •
2008 •
PAPER
• 246 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
After Peak Marcello is arrested for scaling a New York City skyscraper, he's left with two choices: wither away in Juvenile Detention or to go live with his long-lost father, who runs a climbing company in Thailand. But Peak quickly learns that his father's renewed interest in him has strings attached. Big strings. He wants Peak to be the youngest person to reach the Everest summit -- and his motives are selfish at best. Even so, for a climbing addict like Peak, tackling Everest is the challenge of a lifetime. But it's also one that could cost him his life.
(NPL70, $6.95) |
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From the Mango Tree and Other Folk Tales from Nepal
• Kavita Ram Shrestha
• Sarah Lamstein
LITERATURE •
1997 •
HARD COVER
• 110 PAGES
• FAMILY
A collection of 15 folk stories from Nepal, illustrated and with an introductory section on Nepalese history and culture. It's a good read-aloud bedtime book for a family trip to Nepal.
(NPL44, $40.00) |
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