It's True! Everest kills (22)

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Psst! It's true! This is the best book on Everest you'll ever read! What's it like at the summit of Mount Everest? It's so cold that your skin sticks to metal, your breath comes out in crackling ice crystals and your eyes freeze shut. Battle blinding blizzards, run the risk of avalanches and sniff out the elusive hairy yeti. Find out who won the race to the top of the world, and what happened to Mad Maurice's body after he disappeared on the snowy slopes. Join our expedition up the planet's highest mountain . if you dare! Chill out with frostbitten facts and extreme expeditions.

Kim Wilson is an experienced writer who has worked on many adventure magazines, including a stint as editor of Outdoor Australia and Editorial Director of Emap Australia. She has also been a regular freelance contributor to The Age sports pages. Kim is currently the editor of OK! Magazine, Australia.

'It's True!nonfiction series...the funkiest titles on any bookshelf...utterly fascinating information and trivia delivered in a most engaging flip style. Great fun yet authoritatively researched.' Magpies20:3 2005'...will intrigue the reluctant boy readers and even tantalise some of the girls' Summerland PS NZ'...will inspire anyone who reads it. I really enjoyed it.'Clancy, 10, Family Circle, October 2006'It's True!provides fun, no-fuss, easily digestible reading for children aged 8-12.' Weekend Herald, Newcastle, 22 April 2006