Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay: the Boy Whose Dream Was Everest

Publisher Marketing: Growing up at the foot of Mount Everest, a Sherpa boy named Tenzing Norgay dreamed about one day being the first to climb the giant in his backyard. For years he practiced, carrying loads of rocks in his backpack to grow stronger, prowling the mountain's lower levels; later, carrying loads of equipment for other adventurers, but always, always, wanting to climb himself. But his dream never seemed possible until he met Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand beekeeper who shared Tenzing's dream. By working together every step of the way, two men from entirely different backgrounds climbed into the clouds, to the peak of Mount Everest. However, as the years passed, only Hilary's name lived on in the history books while, in the west, Norgay's was mostly forgotten. In "Tiger of the Snows," Robert Burleigh introduces young readers to one of the Far East's greatest heroes and tells the long-neglected story of a litle boy with an unimaginable dream, who refused to be daunted by the world's most daunting mountain, and who came to be known as the tiger of the snows. Caldecott winner Ed Young brings Everest to life with hauntingly, subtly beautiful animal imageries and resplendent colors, capturing the breathtaking grandeur and life force of the mountain the Nepalese call Mother Goddess of the Earth. Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 05/15/2006 pg. 514 (EAN 9780689830426, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 06/05/2006 pg. 64 (EAN 9780689830426, Hardcover) - *Starred Review School Library Journal 06/01/2006 pg. 134 (EAN 9780689830426, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2006 pg. 445 (EAN 9780689830426, Hardcover) Booklist 06/01/2006 pg. 97 (EAN 9780689830426, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 430 (EAN 9780689830426, Hardcover) Multicultural Review 12/01/2006 pg. 82 (EAN 9780689830426, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2007 pg. 62 (EAN 9780689830426, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 810 (EAN 9780689830426, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Burleigh, Robert Robert Burleigh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including "The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn", illustrated by Barry Blitt; "Night Flight", illustrated by Wendell Minor; and "Black Whiteness", illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop. His many other books include "Hoops"; "Stealing Home"; and "Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep!" He lives in Michigan. Contributor Bio:  Young, Ed Ed Young received the Caldecott Medal for "Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China, " as well as Caldecott Honors for his illustrations in "The Emperor and the Kite, " written by Jane Yolen, and for his book "Seven Blind Mice." His work appears in "The Hunter: A Chinese Folktale" by Mary Casanova and "Donkey Trouble, " which he authored; "White Fang" by Jack London; and "Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China" by Ai-Ling Louie. He lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.