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Junko's climb Cover Image Book

Junko's climb / written by Elyssa Gavin ; illustrated by HifuMiyo.

Junko's climb : (cover title)
Gavin, Elyssa, (author.). Hifumiyo, (illustrator.).

Summary:

In the spring of 1975, fourteen climbers from the Ladies Climbing Club in Japan begin their ascent up Mount Everest. Junko Tabei, a mountain climbing pioneer and founder of the group, faces many hardships as she leads them: frigid temperatures, an avalanche, injuries, altitude sickness, and a death-defying ice ridge crossing. Yet she perseveres. and when she reaches the summit of Mount Everest, she becomes the first woman--and the 36th person--to do so!

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  • ISBN: 9781454946830
  • ISBN: 1454946830
  • Physical Description: 37 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Union Square Kids, [2026]

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Tabei, Junko, 1939-2016 > Juvenile literature.
Women mountaineers > Japan > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) > Juvenile literature.
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Biographies.

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