Everest

Sangma Francis is a children's book writer of non-fiction and fiction. She is the author of Everest, which was selected 'Outstanding Science Book' by the Children's Book Council (2019), and received a special mention at the Bologna Ragazzi Awards 2019. Sangma has worked with Thames and Hudson, Tate Books, Little Gestalten and Phaidon.Lisk Feng is an award-winning illustrator from China, who works as a freelance illustrator in New York. She graduated from MFA Illustration Practice from Maryland institute College of Art in 2014, and has received awards from the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts, among others. Clients include The New York Times, Monocle, Time Out and HSBC.

This is a wonderful, beautiful book with all the trademark elements of Flying Eye Books' high-quality, original non-fiction books for children, which all have the right level of accessible, interesting text, presented clearly, alongside exemplary design and illustration.

• 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 MOUNTAINThe 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 MOUNTAINThe Summit Human vs Nature Waste on Everest The Myth of the Yeti Beyond the Peaks Mount EverestGlossary Further Reading Index Notes and Ideas for KS2 Teachers