Climbing Everest Totally True Adventures

Author : Gail Herman
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0553509861
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climbing Everest (Totally True Adventures) written by Gail Herman and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could you climb the world’s highest mountain? Thrill seekers and young explorers will love this inspiring Totally True Adventure. The peak of Mount Everest is the highest place on Earth—and one of the deadliest. Terrible storms stop climbers in their tracks! Avalanches tumble down! Brave adventurers disappear on the snowy slopes. Then Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay decide to climb. They come from different cultures, but their dream is the same. Can teamwork help them make it to the roof of the world? This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

Author : Gail Herman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781484460986
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climbing Everest written by Gail Herman and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the lives and achievements of the first men to climb Mount Everest shares insights into their cultural differences and inspiring examples of teamwork.

Author : Nick Heil
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 030736951X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dark Summit written by Nick Heil and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air, Nick Heil recounts the harrowing story of the deadly and controversial 2006 climbing season on Everest. In early May 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everest while forty other climbers walked past him on their way to the summit. A week later, Lincoln Hall, a seasoned Australian climber, was left for dead near the same spot. Hall’s death was reported around the world, but the next day he was found alive after spending the night on the upper mountain with no food and no shelter. If David Sharp’s death was shocking, it was not singular: despite unusually good weather, ten others died attempting to reach the summit that year. In this meticulous inquiry into what went wrong, Nick Heil tells the full story of the deadliest year on Everest since the infamous season of 1996. He introduces Russell Brice, the outfitter who has done more than anyone to provide access to the summit via the mountain’s north side–and who some believe was partially responsible for Sharp’s death. As more climbers attempt the summit each year, Heil shows how increasingly risky expeditions and unscrupulous outfitters threaten to turn Everest into a deadly circus. Written by an experienced climber and outdoor writer, Dark Summit is both a riveting account of a notorious climbing season and a troubling investigation into whether the pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize has spiralled out of control.

Author : David Breashears
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684865459
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book High Exposure written by David Breashears and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-05-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a noted mountaineer and cinematographer, describes a lifetime of conquering the world's mountain peaks and discusses his 1996 expedition to Mount Everest to create his IMAX film "Everest."

Author : Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0385391277
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures) written by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could you survive an outer-space disaster? Aspiring astronauts and young explorers will love this out-of-this-world Totally True Adventure. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise blasted off for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But after a disastrous explosion damaged their spacecraft, the three men had only one goal: to get back home safely. This informational text makes space travel exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

Author : Kaitlin Moore
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0553521748
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kerri Strug and the Magnificent Seven (Totally True Adventures) written by Kaitlin Moore and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the experiences of Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug and her efforts alongside her Magnificent Seven teammates to secure their first gold medal for America, describing the surprises and competition that challenged their efforts. --Publisher.

Author : Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0385391250
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures) written by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could you survive an outer-space disaster? Aspiring astronauts and young explorers will love this out-of-this-world Totally True Adventure. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise blasted off for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But after a disastrous explosion damaged their spacecraft, the three men had only one goal: to get back home safely. This informational text makes space travel exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

Author : Edmund Hillary
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743400674
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book View from the Summit written by Edmund Hillary and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a memoir by the first man to reach the peak of Everest, Hillary discusses the adventures that shaped his life, from the South Pole to the Ganges River.

Author : Lois Miner Huey
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0553536141
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Search for El Dorado (Totally True Adventures) written by Lois Miner Huey and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was the City of Gold a real place? Treasure seekers and mystery readers alike will love this action-packed Totally True Adventure. Towers of gold! Glittering streets! Jewels, coins, and more! Early Spanish explorers heard a story about El Dorado. It was a lost city in the Americas made of gold. The explorers believed it was real—and they believed they could find it! Soon the story became a legend, and the legend changed the world. But the city of El Dorado has not been found . . . yet. This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

Author : Nancy Castaldo
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0553522787
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Race Around the World (Totally True Adventures) written by Nancy Castaldo and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does Nellie Bly have what it takes to race around the world? Travel to all corners of the globe in this action-packed Totally True Adventure. When Nellie Bly read Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, she had an amazing idea. What if she traveled around the world in real life, and did it in less than eighty days? In 1889, people doubted it could be done—especially by a woman. But with one small bag and a sturdy coat, Nellie set out anyway. Soon the whole world was rooting for her. Could she make it back home in time? This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.