Reaching the Summit: Edmund Hillary's Life of Adventure (DK Biography)

by Alexa Johnston

Paper Book, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

796.522

Tags

Edmund Hillary

Genres

Collections

Sports - Climbing, Mountaineering, Biography, Memoir

Publication

DK ADULT (2005), Edition: First U. S. Edition, Hardcover, 232 pages

Description

Presents a biography of mountain climber and adventurer Edmund Hillary, providing a chronicle of his life, from his childhood in New Zealand, to his ascent of Mount Everest. Includes photographs.

Subjects

Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) Description and travel
Hillary, Edmund, Sir
Mountaineering expeditions Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) History

Awards

New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (Winner — 2008)

Language

English

Physical description

232 p.; 11.1 inches

ISBN

0756615275 / 9780756615277

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