Illus. in full color. Here is the gripping story of Hillary and Norgay's perilous ascent of Mount Everest as they battled snow and ice slides, whipping winds, and the grim knowledge that 19 others had died in the same attempt.
A century ago, Alaska's forbidding Mount St. Elias, the second-highest peak in the United States, was summited for the first time, not by American pioneers, but by a team led by an Italian nobleman, L
As the recent deaths of sixteen Sherpas underscore, climbing Mount Everest remains a daunting challenge. Located in the Himalayas, Everest is the highest mountain in the world at a whopping 29,029 fee
Do you know how tall the tallest mountain on Earth is? Or how deep the deepest ocean goes? Do you know which creature was the largest to ever live? Or how old the oldest tree is? Learn all this and mo
On her way to deliver vaccines to a mining town in the Montana Territory, Ingrid Chastain never anticipated a terrible accident would leave her alone and badly injured in the wilderness. When rescue c
An exploration of natural and manmade wonders told through stunning Victorian-style infographics.Do you know how tall the tallest mountain on Earth is? Or how deep the deepest ocean goes? Have you eve
Find out more about mountains, canyons, lakes, deserts and forests in Highest Mountain, Deepest Canyon. The fiction book that accompanies this title is Camel-Back Mountain. Oxford Reading Tree Explo
Clingmans Dome towers over the heart of the GreatSmoky Mountains as the highest point in both the national park and the state ofTennessee. The mountain holds an ancient allure—the Cherokee treasured i
Renowned photographer Valerie O'Sullivan captures the rich heritage and traditions of the untamed hills of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, as well as the resilience of the people who have braved the elemen
