Displaying 1 of 1 2007 Format: Book Author: Barber, Terry, 1950- Title: Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay / Terry Barber. Publisher, Date: [Edmonton] : Grass Roots Press, [2007] ©2007 Description: 48 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm. illustration map portrait Series: Famous firsts series Barber, Terry, 1950- Famous firsts series. Subjects: Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008. Tenzing Norkey, 1914-1986. Mountaineers -- New Zealand -- Biography. Mountaineers -- Nepal -- Biography. Readers for new literates. High interest-low vocabulary books. Other Title: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay ISBN: 9781894593656 (pbk.) 1894593650 (pbk.) Other Number: 137231170 System Availability: 1 # System items in: 1 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Summary Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or adult basic education students. On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986) of Nepal became the first human beings to conquer Mount Everest. Librarian's View Syndetics Unbound Displaying 1 of 1
