Tiger of the snows : Tenzing Norgay : the boy whose dream was Everest
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Author
Burleigh, Robert.
Contributors
Young, Ed illustrator.
Bash, Barbara, letterer.
Bobco, Ann, book designer.
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, publisher.
Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, ©2006.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Available from another library
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Cedar Falls Public Library - Youth Biographies - 1st FloorJ B TENZING NORGAYOn Shelf

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LC Subjects
Adventure and adventurers.
Biographies.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Juvenile literature.
Literature.
Mountaineers -- India -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Mountaineers -- Nepal -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Sherpa (Nepalese people) -- Biography.
Tenzing Norkey, -- 1914-1986 -- Juvenile literature.
Tenzing Norkey, -- 1914-1986.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Adventure and adventurers
Asia -- Mount Everest.
Biographies.
India.
Juvenile works.
Literature.
Mountaineers.
Nepal.
Sherpa (Nepalese people)
Tenzing Norkey, -- 1914-1986
Other Subjects
Biographies -- 2006.
Children's nonfiction. -- NZ-WeK
Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 2006.
Mountaineers.

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Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, ©2006.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
9780689830426
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.1, 1 Points

Notes

General Note
"Handlettering by Barbara Bash ... Book design by Ann Bobco."--Collophon.
Description
Describes the first successful climb to the top of Mount Everest by the Sherpa Tenzing Norkey and Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.1,0.5,106314.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,3-5,5.1,1,Quiz: 40384,Guided reading level: NR.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Burleigh, R., Young, E., Bash, B., & Bobco, A. (2006). Tiger of the snows: Tenzing Norgay : the boy whose dream was Everest (First edition.). Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert. Burleigh et al.. 2006. Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay : The Boy Whose Dream Was Everest. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert. Burleigh et al.. Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay : The Boy Whose Dream Was Everest Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Burleigh, Robert., Ed Young, Barbara Bash, and Ann Bobco. Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay : The Boy Whose Dream Was Everest First edition., Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006.

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