Mountain disasters

Themes: Hi-Lo, headlines, nonfiction, disasters, world events. Even expert mountain climbers face danger and risk. Some of these risks result from human negligence; others are due to the weather or other uncontrollable factors. Accidents and their aftermath on the Eiger, Mount Everest, Mount Hood, Siula Grande, K2, and Denali are analyzed in these accounts of bravery at the top of the world. This series of nonfiction readers will grab a student's...