TY  - BOOK
AU  - Masoff, Joy
TI  - Everest: : reaching for the sky 
T2  - Scholastic history readers; level 3
SN  - 0-439-26707-2
AV  - 796.522092 M39e c2002 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - New York
PB  - Scholastic Reference
KW  - Hillary, Edmund, 
N1  - Lex: 850
N2  - "This book introduces readers to Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first men to reach the peak of Mount Everest. Difficult climbing conditions on Everest - rough terrain, cold temperatures, and high altitude - are explained. Various types of climbing equipment are discussed, as well. Reaction to the conquest of Everest came from all around the world. Hillary and Norgay both used their fame to improve conditions for the people of Nepal."
ER  -