As the recent deaths of sixteen Sherpas underscore, climbing Mount Everest remains a daunting challenge. Located in the Himalayas, Everest is the highest mountain in the world at a whopping 29,029 feet. In this compelling narrative, Nico Medina guides readers through the mountain?s ancient beginnings, first human settlers, historic climbs, and the modern commercialization of mountain-climbing. With stories of expeditions gone wrong and miraculously successful summit climbs, this is a thrilling addition to the Where Is …? series!
Revisiting the rustic landscape favored in her Hilda Hen books, Wormell introduces an engaging, feisty kitten named Barnaby. To each of his mother's warnings ("Don't annoy the sheep, Barnaby!") he replies, "WHY NOT?" and quickly learns exactly why ("Because I'll annoy YOU!" snorts the ram). The feckless feline makes his way across the barnyard: to escape a rooster, he climbs a tree only to be chased by a crow into the sheep's pasture--until finally he gets stuck under a hay bale. As all the animals gather to help him, the ever independent Barnaby manages to free himself, then scampers home for supper.
