Two at the Top

A Shared Dream of Everest

Author: Uma Krishnaswami and Christopher Corr

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Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.

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Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.

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Age range 3 to 6

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.

Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He has always dreamed of climbing to the top. He becomes a guide, leading treks through the Himalayas, and finally attempts the highest mountain himself, but doesn't make it.

Across the ocean, in New Zealand, Edmund Hillary grew up tending his father's bees. He climbed his first mountain at sixteen and has climbed all over the world ever since. He tries Everest, with no success.

In 1953, the two men set out on the same expedition to climb Everest. Their party numbers four hundred, counting all the guides and porters. But the climb is grueling, and eventually Norgay and Hillary are the only two determined to continue. They tramp over windswept glaciers, crawl across rope bridges, hack footholds in the ice...until finally they reach the top of the world!

Critic Reviews

[A] lyrical, clear, and narratively sophisticated picture book. STARRED REVIEW

Kirkus Reviews

A great choice for biography sections needing fresh perspectives on historical figures. STARRED REVIEW

School Library Journal

The book may inspire young readers to aim for their own incredible dreams.

Winnipeg Free Press

An inspiring book for young adventurers.

Calgary Herald

Colourful and engaging.

Cloud Lake Literary

About the Author

Uma Krishnaswami was born in India and now lives in Victoria, British Columbia. Her other publications include Two at the Top, illustrated by Christopher Corr; Book Uncle and Me, illustrated by Julianna Swaney, winner of the ILA Social Justice Literature Award; and The Girl of the Wish Garden, illustrated by Nasrin Khosravi. She has been nominated twice for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Uma is faculty emerita in the Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Christopher Corr is an artist and illustrator living in London, England. He has illustrated books for both adults and children, including Two at the Top by Uma Krishnaswami and The Goggle-Eyed Goats by Stephen Davies. He is fascinated by folk stories from around the globe and has worked on books about India, Mexico, Madagascar, Mali, Burkina Faso, China and New York. He has produced work for the BBC, Folio Society, Habitat, IKEA, Qantas, Royal Mail and Unicef, and also holds gallery exhibitions.