The Himalayas
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The Himalayas are called the roof of the world. The tallest mountain on Earth, Mount Everest, at 29,028 feet, is ones of 14 peaks in the Himalayan chain. The Himalayas stretch 1,550 miles from China to Afghanistan. More than 40 million people live in the Himalayan regions. Among them are sherpas, people of Nepal, who help to guide climbers up Mount Everest. A chapter discusses the record-setting climb of Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay...
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:0823966941
ISBN13:9780823966943
Release Date:December 2003
Publisher:PowerKids Press
Length:24 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 10.3" x 10.0"
Age Range:5 to 10 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 5
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