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NEPAL: THE EVEREST ESCAPADE 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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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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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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