Tales From The Top Of The World

Author : Sandra K. Athans
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1467701262
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Top of the World written by Sandra K. Athans and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The journey up Mount Everest is never easy. Climbers risk their lives as they struggle around jagged towers of ice, over snow-covered boulders, and across gaping crevasses. Pete Athans knows these dangers well. He has climbed Mount Everest fourteen times and reached the summit seven times. What is it like to climb the highest mountain on Earth? In this book, you'll follow Pete to the top—and learn about his adventures along the way.

Author : Erik Weihenmayer
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780452282940
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Touch the Top of the World written by Erik Weihenmayer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible bestselling book from the author of No Barriers and The Adversity Advantage Erik Weihenmayer was born with retinoscheses, a degenerative eye disorder that would leave him blind by the age of thirteen. But Erik was determined to rise above this devastating disability and lead a fulfilling and exciting life. In this poignant and inspiring memoir, he shares his struggle to push past the limits imposed on him by his visual impairment-and by a seeing world. He speaks movingly of the role his family played in his battle to break through the barriers of blindness: the mother who prayed for the miracle that would restore her son's sight and the father who encouraged him to strive for that distant mountaintop. And he tells the story of his dream to climb the world's Seven Summits, and how he is turning that dream into astonishing reality (something fewer than a hundred mountaineers have done). From the snow-capped summit of McKinley to the towering peaks of Aconcagua and Kilimanjaro to the ultimate challenge, Mount Everest, this is a story about daring to dream in the face of impossible odds. It is about finding the courage to reach for that ultimate summit, and transforming your life into something truly miraculous. "An inspiration to other blind people and plenty of us folks who can see just fine."—Jon Krakauer, New York Times bestselling author of Into Thin Air

Author : Idries Shah
Publisher : Octagon Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0863040365
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Tales written by Idries Shah and published by Octagon Press Ltd. This book was released on 1991 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No ordinary collection of tales, this anthology was the result of extensive research that led Shah to conclude that there is a certain basic fund of human fictions which recur again and again throughout the world and never seem to lose their compelling attraction. This special paperback version of World Tales concentrates on the essentials, the text of the stories, and omits the illustrations which were part of a previous edition.

Author : Dawn Casey
Publisher : Barefoot Books
ISBN 13 : 1782856587
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales written by Dawn Casey and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how different cultures around the world set out to live in harmony with the natural world in this popular anthology, now in paperback. The seven folk tales are each followed by a hands-on activity that promotes green living and reinforces the eco-messages of the stories. Gold nautilus Book Award Winner.

Author : Michael J. Caduto
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1682751295
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earth Tales from around the World written by Michael J. Caduto and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories come from around the world, but they grow from the very earth upon which they are first told. Michael J. Caduto invites readers to listen while the Earth tells these stories through his lyrical retellings of tales such as "Hare Rescues the Sun" and "The Coming of Fire."

Author : Naomi C. Rose
Publisher : Dancing Dakini Press
ISBN 13 : 9781574160819
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas written by Naomi C. Rose and published by Dancing Dakini Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text in English and Tibetan. Ages 9 to 12 years. This picture book features three beautifully illustrated tales from Tibet. Each story, told in English and Tibetan, offers a fun, enchanting glimpse of Tibetan culture. Children and adults will delight in the adventures with yaks, yetis, monks, wise men and mystical beings. The stories also impart simple wisdom and exemplify living in peace and kindness. Beautiful impressionistic paintings capture the essence of the Tibetan people and landscape. Young and old will enjoy these entertaining and thoughtful tales. "Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas" includes a special foreword from His Holiness the Dalai Lama as well as a glossary, map and description of a Tibetan chant. The author donates a percentage of her proceeds from the book to benefit Tibetan refugee children through the Art Refuge Program.

Author : Tim Coffey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christmas at the Top of the World written by Tim Coffey and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Viking Children's Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Roof of the World written by and published by Viking Children's Books. This book was released on 1984 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of traditional tales from the remote mountainous country of Tibet.

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618133284
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can You Guess My Name? written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Author : Trinka Hakes Noble
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN 13 : 1410310027
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The People of Twelve Thousand Winters written by Trinka Hakes Noble and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2011-12-09 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year-old Walking Turtle is of the Lenni Lenape tribe. He lives with his family in a small village alongside the Passaic River in what will become northern New Jersey. They have a relatively peaceful life, with nature offering up a bounty of resources for food and shelter, amply meeting their needs. Walking Turtle is close to his younger cousin, Little Talk. He feels protective of Little Talk, who has difficulty walking. Together they roam the forests near their village, with Walking Turtle carrying his cousin on his back. But in the autumn of Walking Turtle's tenth year, his father tells him that soon he must leave childhood friends behind and begin warrior school. Walking Turtle worries about what will become of Little Talk when he leaves for his training. And what is his future?Trinka Hakes Noble is the award-winning author of numerous picture books, including The Orange Shoes and The Scarlet Stockings Spy. She lives in Bernardsville, New Jersey.