{"product_id":"two-at-the-top-by-uma-krishnaswami-9781773067414","title":"Two at the Top","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge range 3 to 6\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo at the Top\u003c\/em\u003e by Uma Krishnaswami tells the compelling story of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTenzing 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 eventually attempts to climb the highest mountain himself, but doesn't make it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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 gruelling, 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487735431404,"sku":"9781773067414","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/ea26af55226ce6eb88f0c19552c3c7ac_b70d8c1c-e8d1-4d70-8f17-9873cf3b453f.jpg?v=1775769727","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/two-at-the-top-by-uma-krishnaswami-9781773067414","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}