If you’ve ever been curious about the reality of climbing Mount Everest, this book will provide lots of information in an engaging and entertaining format.  Every page is busy, filled with cartoon style illustrations, text boxes and bubbles.  Although busy, the information is easy to follow.  The Everest climbing experience is told from the early attempts to summit, ending with the story of the first officially recognized  successful summit in 1953 by Hillary and Tenzing.  There is a glossary and index.  Accelerated Reader level 5.3, points .5.  This series provides interesting information about different experiences, jobs and famous people from history.