Rock Stars! (National Geographic Chapters Series)

by Steve Bramucci

Overview

Find out about the life of rock climbers in this cool new Chapter book, part of an Extreme Adventure strand featuring high-adrenaline stories about real explorers.

With gripping—and TRUE—stories of incredible adventures, Rock Stars! takes readers on three amazing journeys of ultimate survival. From New York's Central Park to the towering Himalaya, no peak is too high for these extreme rock climbers! Perfect for all readers who love exciting, real-life, adrenaline-fueled tales that will have you on the edge of your seat.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781426330490
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/06/2018
Series:	National Geographic Kids Chapters Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	1,110,305
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

STEVE BRAMUCCI is a novelist, travel writer, adventurer, teacher, and storyteller. He has rowed down the Mekong River in a tradional Vietnamese x'ampan, ventured into the outback with Aboriginal elders, and spent four months driving a rickety Nissan Patrol through East Africa. His story of exploring a long-forgotten pirate graveyard in Madasgascar won the Trazzler Oasis prize and his trip across Australia in a car fueled with French fry oil was turned into an Australian TV show. Bramucci's first novel, The Danger Gang and the Pirates of Borneo! will be published by Bloomsbury in August 2017.

Table of Contents

A Climber's Vocabulary 4

Ashima Shiraishi: Ascending Horizon 6

Chapter 1 A Rising Star 8

Chapter 2 The First Tripe to Horizon 16

Chapter 3 Return to Red Cave 24

Jimmy Chin: The Quest for Sjark's Fin 36

Chapter 1 Failure at 20,000 Feet 38

Chapter 2 Rocks & Hard Places 50

Chapter 3 Finishing the Fin 60

Steph Davis: To the Top of the Tower 68

Chapter 1 The Diamond on Longs Peak 70

Chapter 2 Castleton Tower 80

Chapter 3 A Summit Surprise 90

Don't Miss! 99

Index and More Information 110