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Mount Everest is undoubtedly one of the most famous mountains on Earth. Hundreds of people clamber to its summit every year, following in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's footsteps... but there is so much more to this mountain than the people who climb it. With sumptuous and stylish illustrations by Lisk Feng, this dynamic book reveals the great mountain's ancient origins, the flora and fauna that thrive upon its great flanks, and the rich mythology of Sagarmatha, the Goddess of the Sky.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
Below the Surface
The Himalayan Mountain Range
How Do You Measure a Mountain?
LOOKING UP TO THE MOUNTAIN
Life at the Foot of the Mountain
Magic in Medicine
Sacred Mountain
The Sherpa People of Khumbu Valley
The Legend of Shambhala
EVEREST'S ALPINE WORLD
What is the Alpine Environment?
Alpine Animals
Ice Giants
The Legend of Ganga
The Humble Yak
What Makes a Climber?
Oxygen
CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN
The Five Sisters of Long Life
Perils of the Mountain
The Three-Faced Goddess
Attempts to the Top
The First Successful Attempt
The Climb
Inventions for Everest
AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
The Summit
Human vs Nature
Waste on Everest
The Myth of the Yeti
Beyond the Peaks
Mount Everest
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
Notes and Ideas for KS2 Teachers
