Books with title The Climber

The Zoologist’s son is in trouble. Things are very ropey at school, but in his loneliness the schoolboy turns to Eric the Bold, a very cheeky robin. Will he ever regain the good opinion of his parents and classmates? Not unless the real culprit of the ‘crimes in class’ is found. This is an adventure story that doesn’t talk down to children, but seeks to foster strong models of refined English. Suitable for free-readers or at shared reading at bedtime.

A thrilling adventure trilogy from Gordon Korman about a number of kids competing to be the youngest person to ever reach the top of Mt. EverestFour kids. One mountain.They come from all across America to be the youngest kid ever to climb Everest. But only one will reach the top first. The competition is fierce. The preparation is intense. The challenge is breathtaking. When the final four reach the higher peaks, disaster strikes -- and all that separates the living from the dead is chance, bravery, and action.

Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883), was an Irish- American novelist. "Captain" Reid wrote many adventure novels akin to those written by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson. These novels contain action that takes place primarily in untamed settings: the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. Reid had his first poem published in Godey's Lady's Book under the pseudonym "A Poor Scholar". Books such as The Young Voyagers (1853) had great popularity, especially with boys. He was also very popular around the world; his tales of the American West captivated children everywhere, including Europe and Russia. Among his books, many of which were popular in translation in Poland and Russia, were The Rifle Rangers (1850), Scalp Hunters (1851), Boy Hunters (1853), War Trail (1851), Boy Tar (1859), and Headless Horseman (1865/6).

Who has not heard of the Himalayas—those Titanic masses of mountains that interpose themselves between the hot plains of India and the cold table-lands of Thibet—a worthy barrier between the two greatest empires in the world, the Mogul and the Celestial? The veriest tyro in geography can tell you that they are the tallest mountains on the surface of the earth; that their summits—a half-dozen of them at least—surmount the sea-level by more than five miles of perpendicular height; that more than thirty of them rise above twenty thousand feet, and carry upon their tops the eternal snow!

Jim Hartsell is a veteran educator who has worked with children for decades and has now written a story for children. By his admission, this simple book is about how small children see the world differently than adults. In The Mountain Climber, the small boy sees a magnificent mountain in the backyard. It is the biggest dream of this boy to travel away from home, climb the mountain, and stand triumphantly on the peak. However, he is continually dissuaded by his parents, who are distracted with everyday adult worries. Additionally, they see the mountain as a mere mound of dirt, not a massive mountain to be conquered. Soon, the boy and his trusted teddy bear have a chance to climb the mountain. They see interesting sights as they make the long journey upwards. Finally at the top, the boy is proud of his accomplishment. In celebration, he raises his teddy bear high, so teddy can appreciate the view on top of the mountain. Then, his mother calls him from the back porch. It is revealed that he has been in the backyard the entire time. But this does not diminish the enthusiasm the boy has for his victory over the mountain. The moral for a child is to always pursue your goals. For the parent, it is a pleasant reminder that our world looks completely different through the eyes of a child. Author Jim Hartsell has also written Sisyphus and the Itsy Bitsy Spider Working with Children, a book focusing on working with children who have behavioral or emotional problems by using a multifaceted approach centered on the needs of the child.