First to the Top

Sir Edmund Hillary's Amazing Everest Adventure

David Hill, Phoebe Morris

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Puffin
29 July 2015

Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA)

Meet Sir Edmund Hillary, a shy but determined beekeeper from New Zealand who dreamed of being the first person to climb to the summit of Mt Everest, the world's tallest mountain.

David Hill and Phoebe Morris's award-winning picture book tells the story of Sir Ed and his climb to the top of Mt Everest. It's a story about courage, skill and determination, and an inspiration to anyone who dreams of reaching the top.

Up on the world's highest mountain, the sky is tinged the black colour of space and the air is almost too thin to breathe.

How did Ed, a small, shy boy from the tiny town of Tuakau in New Zealand, grow up to become the world's most famous mountaineer and adventurer? How did he climb Everest and do so many other astonishing things? This exceptional picture book, written by internationally acclaimed children's author David Hill and illustrated by Phoebe Morris, tells the story of Sir Ed and his climb to the top of Mt Everest. It's a story about courage, skill and determination, and an inspiration to anyone who dreams of reaching the top.

2016 Nonfiction winner of the HELL Children's Choice Awards

2016 Storylines Notable Picture Book

2015 New Zealand Listener Top 50 Children's Books

By: David Hill
Illustrated by: Phoebe Morris
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 258mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 422g
ISBN: 9780143506874
ISBN 10: 0143506870
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 29 July 2015
Recommended Age: From 5 to 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Hill spent most of his childhood and teenage years in Napier. He studied at Victoria University of Wellington and became a high school teacher, teaching both in New Zealand and the UK. He became a full-time writer in 1982 and is one of this country's most highly regarded authors for children and young people. David's books have been published internationally and his short stories and plays for young people have been broadcast here and overseas. David has won awards for his writing in this country and overseas. He was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2004. Most recently My Brother's War, published by Penguin in 2012, won the Junior Fiction and the Children's Choice Junior Fiction awards in the 2013 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Reviews for First to the Top: Sir Edmund Hillary's Amazing Everest Adventure

This engaging, appealing introduction to a fascinating figure could inspire children to climb their own mountains, literal and figurative. <i>Booklist</i>

Short-listed for PANZ Book Design Awards: Best Educational Book 2016
Shortlisted for New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults: HELL Children's Choice Non-Fiction 2016.
Shortlisted for PANZ Book Design Awards: Best Educational Book 2016.
Winner of New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults: HELL Children's Choice Non-Fiction 2016
Winner of New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults: HELL Children's Choice Non-Fiction 2016.