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Tenzing Norgay by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara

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This book was an informational children's biography about mountain climber Tenzing Norgay. The book discussed his quest to eventually climb Chomolungma also known as Mount Everest. Tenzing complete his goal in the year of 1953 thus becoming a world renowned Sherpa.

ofloveandlayovers's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

librarianryan's review against another edition

4.0

informative inspiring medium-paced

Ding. Norgay was a mountain climber. He started out as a child who just loved to look at Mount Everest and knew that that it was his mountain. He was the Sherpa helping Edward Hilary reach the top of Mount Everest. It took 20 years, but he did it. This is when I think Little People Big dreams is at its best. When it introduces us to people that are not in standard school history books.

s8snicks's review against another edition

5.0

Let me start by saying that I love the Little People Big Dreams series. Love them.

I love that they're biography for little people but I learn something in reading them too.

Did you know Tenzing Norgay? Me neither.

He was a member of the Sherpas who, from a young age, had a dream of climbing to the top of Mt. Everest.

Even though he was turned down several times and part of expeditions that didn't make it to the top, Norgay didn't give up. In 1953, after years of serving climbers and six failed attempts at the peak, Norgay reached the top.

I love that this story didn't feature on of the "white" climbers. It featured a child, a sherpa, who had a dream and didn't let failure stop him. He kept trying, even when it was hard, and was able to reach his dreams and become a bit of a legend among the climbing community.

What a story!