Flying Eye Books

Creature is dreaming and playing in space, causing worlds to be born in the big bangs she creates. Her eyes shine like nebulas as she surveys the vast expanse she calls home. Silence and stillness envelop her, as she readies herself to. POUNCE!

Did you know that crocodiles can live to be over 100 years old, and can climb trees to sunbathe? They can even sense the vibrations from a single drop of water falling from the mouth of a drinking wildebeest over twenty metres away.

INTRODUCTION Below the Surface The Himalayan Mountain Range How Do You Measure a Mountain? LOOKING UP TO THE MOUNTAIN Life at the Foot of the Mountain Magic in Medicine Sacred Mountain The Sherpa People of Khumbu Valley The Legend of Shambhala EVEREST'S ALPINE WORLD What is the Alpine Environment? Alpine Animals Ice Giants The Legend of Ganga The Humble Yak What Makes a Climber? Oxygen CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN The Five Sisters of Long Life Perils of the Mountain The Three-Faced Goddess Attempts to the Top The First Successful Attempt The Climb Inventions for Everest AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN The Summit Human vs Nature Waste on Everest The Myth of the Yeti Beyond the Peaks Mount Everest Glossary Further Reading Index Notes and Ideas for KS2 Teachers

Owen Davey returns with a new addition to his About Animals series, this time digging into the wondrous world of frogs!