Norgay tenzing autobiography books

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6–A moving tribute to a humble man who realized a remarkable dream. The poetic prose tells the story of a Nepalese Sherpa boy who tended yaks on steep slopes, but who was always looking up and dreaming about the snow-dotted black-rock peak of Mount Everest (Mountain,/Mountain,/Why do you call me?).

Norgay traveled to Katmandu, where he Unlocked the secrets of the climber's rope,/Studied the lore of the axe,/And apprenticed himself to death and danger. The poem's climax details the events of May 29, 1953, when he and Edmund Hillary made their final ascent.

Throughout, the author repeats the refrain, A song for Tenzing,/Tenzing Norgay, followed by one of the man's attributes (Born to heights, Pathfinder, Quick-footed, etc.), elucidating his life and experiences. Young's hauntingly beautiful illustrations capture the mystery and grandeur of these dangerously high peaks with somber-hued pastels, predominantly blues and purples, set against black back