Mystery on Everest: A Photobiography Of George Mallory (Photobiographies) - Hardcover

Salkeld, Audrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792272226 ISBN 13: 9780792272229

Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books, 2000

Synopsis

A dashing, determined adventurer, Mallory tried to climb Mount Everest three times, dying on his final attempt. His daring exploits—and the mystery of whether he reached the summit before he died—will hold young readers’ interest from cover to cover.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-8-Since 1953, when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay stood at the top of Mount Everest, hundreds of others have scaled the world's highest peak. In their shadows, George Leigh Mallory and his companion Andrew Irvine have vanished into footnotes almost as completely as they vanished on Everest in 1924. This authoritative photobiography follows Mallory from his early childhood to the startling discovery of his frozen body in 1999, 75 years after his death. In a lucid text sprinkled with quotes from the subject's writings and excellent black-and-white photos, the adventurer is resurrected and resumes his place at the forefront of Everest mountaineers. The readable text illuminates the strength and resolution that carried him to Everest on three expeditions, and allows readers to comprehend his determination to climb the mountain. For those seeking further details of the 1999 discovery, two adult titles will be useful: Peter Firstbrook's Lost on Everest (Contemporary, 1999) and Jochen Hemmleb's Ghosts of Everest (Mountaineers, 1999). Handsome, informative, and moving, Mystery on Everest deserves a place in any collection.
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist:

Gr. 5-8. From National Geographic's Photobiography series, this large-format book presents the life of English mountain climber George Mallory (1886-1924). Educated at Cambridge, Mallory served in World War I, then settled down to raise a family, but his love of climbing led him to join the expeditions to Mount Everest in 1921, 1922, and 1924. Asked why he wanted to climb Everest, he made the famous reply, "Because it's there." He died in an Everest climbing accident in 1924. No one knows whether he reached the summit. Well designed with many black-and-white photos, including period pictures of Mallory and his contemporaries as well as recent shots of the mountain, this handsome book features a generous use of white space and fairly large type. Salkeld, a member of the team that found Mallory's body in 1999, clearly explains the challenges that Mallory must have faced on Mount Everest. An accessible book on a figure little known to young people. Carolyn Phelan
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About this edition

• Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0792272226
• ISBN 13: 9780792272229
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64