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Jenkins, Steve

The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest

32 pp. | Houghton | April, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-395-94218-7 $$16.00

(1) K-3 In this strikingly executed picture book, realistic paper collages show the grandeur of the world's tallest mountain with an immediacy that few photographs can. The book follows a logical sequence, beginning with the statistics and continuing with a virtual climbing experience for the reader. Insets and sidebars provide additional information, and exceptional design handles these bits of text remarkably well. Bib.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 1999