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.

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