The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest
by Steve Jenkins
Dramatic cut-paper collage illustrates this fact-filled book about climbing Mt. Everest.... read more
15 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Adventure
- Nonfiction
- Sports
Year Published 1999
Word Count 1,117
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1070L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 30309, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Science
- Lists With This Book
- Secrets of Science
Our Original Resources 5

Meet-the-Author Movie with Steve Jenkins
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Steve Jenkins
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Harcourt
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Honor, 2000

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2000

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2022
Winner, 1999
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