The Top of the World: Climbing
Mount Everest by Steve Jenkins
Great Facts, Interesting For Young (And Older) Readers
In this stunning picture book, Steve Jenkins takes us to Mount Everest -
exploring its history, geography, climate, and culture. This unique book
takes readers on the ultimate adventure of climbing the great mountain.
Travel along and learn what to pack for such a trek and the hardships one
may suffer on the way to the top. Avalanches, frostbite, frigid
temperatures, wind, and limited oxygen are just a few of the dangers that
make scaling this peak one of the most extreme physical challenges one
can experience. To stand on the top of Mount Everest is to stand on top of
the world. With informative text and exquisitely detailed cut paper
illustrations, Steve Jenkins brings this extreme journey alive for young
adventurers.
Personal Review: The Top of the World: Climbing Mount
Everest by Steve Jenkins
This is a neat book. My seven year old, who has been into a real Mt.
Everest phase for about six months, loves it.

In a few pages, this book clearly tells about climbing the earth's highest
peak, provides a lot of really interesting factoids about Mt. Everest, maps
the way up the mountain and displays some of the equipment high
mountain climbers must carry. The reader will also learn about how
mountains are formed, a bit about the Sherpas and their reverence for the
mountain and many other interesting things.
Both my son and I have enjoyed this very much. It is a good basic book
for kids who have learned to read and are moving to more challenging
subjects. That this subject is interesting as well is a plus.
I couldn't decide if I liked the illustrations or not. No photos, just Eric Carle-
style cut-outs (but much more realistic and finely detailed than Carle's
work). The illustrations work well and are detailed, but I would have
enjoyed a couple of photographs of the mountain.
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