A Children's Book Council 2019 Outstanding Science Trade Book for
Students K-12.****
This stunning nonfiction picture book compendium of facts about the
world's highest mountain, with illustrations from up-and-comer Lisk
Feng, will not disappoint.
Hundreds of people dare to climb Mount Everest every year, following in
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's footsteps, hoping to experience
Earth's highest peak. But there is so much more to this mountain than
the brave mountaineers who climb it. Travel back to its ancient origins,
learn about the flowers and plants that grow upon this great peak, and
discover the rich history of religions, myths, and legends that surround
this great Sagarmatha, the Goddess of the Sky.