Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara has written three children’s books that will be released in early 2024: Lenny Henry, Tenzing Norgay, and Sally Ride. These books are part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS biography series for kids. Each book is 32 pages and beautifully illustrated. They are perfect for reading to small children during “quiet time”.

Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hilary were the first two people to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. When they came back down the mountain, they were hailed as the most respected mountain climbers in the world. Tenzing dreamed of climbing to the top of the Himalayan mountains since he was a young boy, tending his family’s yaks. When he grew up, he joined many other Sherpas who were offering to take Europeans up the highest mountain of all—Mount Everest, also known as Chomolungma. He went on many expeditions, but he couldn’t go up Mount Everest until he was 39 years old.

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I love this series, and love the very diverse selection of people coming out lately! I have heard the story of Tenzing Norgay many times, from stuff like my ESL textbooks as a child to history lessons and it is inspiring to see his story depicted in this format. Lovely illustrations and love the focus on his perseverance!

I didn’t know who Tenzing Norgay was before this book. How inspiring! We love these books and this one didn’t disappoint at all! The illustrations were different from the others in the series. Not as cutesy. These has a wonderful aged quality about them.

Tenzing Norgay is an excellent example of the type of profile that is best highlighted leveraging the Little People, Big Dreams format. This story is extremely inspiring in a number of different ways. Not only encouraging kids to pursue their dreams, but also encouraging exploration and opening up new worlds to kids as they read Tenzing's story. The illustrations are gorgeous and extremely detailed. The amount of text is appropriately balanced on each page. The themes are great for kids to internalize with a very interesting adventure as the delivery of the message.

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Yet another person that I had never even heard of, let alone know what he was famous for!
Great read, with easy to understand facts - I felt like this book also has a hidden message almost that you should never give up on your hopes and dreams. Keo trying and you will get there.

Let me start by saying that I love the Little People Big Dreams series. Love them.

I love that they're biography for little people but I learn something in reading them too.

Did you know Tenzing Norgay? Me neither.

He was a member of the Sherpas who, from a young age, had a dream of climbing to the top of Mt. Everest.

Even though he was turned down several times and part of expeditions that didn't make it to the top, Norgay didn't give up. In 1953, after years of serving climbers and six failed attempts at the peak, Norgay reached the top.

I love that this story didn't feature on of the "white" climbers. It featured a child, a sherpa, who had a dream and didn't let failure stop him. He kept trying, even when it was hard, and was able to reach his dreams and become a bit of a legend among the climbing community.

What a story!

Failure is not far from Tenzing's vocabulary, but never giving up follows. He had this goal from his youth, but can achieved it around 30 years later! What a persistent guy!! Nevertheless he made his dreams come true with hardship, failures, and an unbeatable spirit. Such a spirit we usually lost with our hope. Here's a reminder from the author and Tenzing Norgay, that such dreams are realizable.

Oh how I wish I had more need for children's books in our library! I ADORE the entire series and Tenzing Norgay is no different. I love that each of these are a mini biography into such an important person in history, and I appreciate that each one is for a different area/culture/region.

Thank you for letting me read and review this book.

In every review i do about books from this author I talk about how I want to fill my classroom with these books and I hold onto that.

In this book I got to read about a person I had never heard about before and i learned a lot. I think it’s so important to expand my knowledge about important people in history and this series lets me do just that in such a fun way!

Maybe one of my favourites from this collection! I absolutely loved the style of the illustrations in this one and learning more about Tenzing Norway. The emphasis on his determination and respect for the mountains he was climbing was beautiful. Yet another excellent addition to an incredible collection and I'm looking forward to sharing another special moment with my nieces as we read this story.

This gorgeous little picture book was surprisingly informative for such a short read. Mountain climbing is not for me, but I enjoy reading about the people who dedicate themselves to it, even if I can't understand why. This guy was poor, went to a place where people were doing what he liked, worked hard, and accomplished something unique.
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Another lovely book from Little People Big Dreams.

This one tells the story of a little boy who grew up in the shadows of a mountain that seemed completely unconquerable. Tensing left home with mountains in his mind and became one of the team of two who first reached the summit of Everest.

I would highly recommend this series of books.

Thank you Net Galley for allowing me to read and review.

I received a free digital ARC through Netgalley. This is an automatic purchase for my library-the series is a huge hit!

This fascinating biography series for children (4-7 years) brings the thrilling figure of Tenzing Norgay, one of the most celebrated mountaineers.

Tenzing grew up at the base of the Himalayan Mountains in Nepal. He dreamed of climbing the highest peak of Chomolungma, and touching the sky from it. When he was seven, he heard of men from the West who wanted to climb the same peak, except they called it Everest. At thirteen, he was chosen as one of the Sherpas to join the expedition. Afterwards, he joined many other expeditions, and was nicknamed the Tiger of the Snows.

On May 29, 1953, Tenzing and Edmund Hillary made it to the summit of Everest.

Tenzing is a wonderful inspiration. His adventurous spirit, love for the mountains and caring nature for those he helped climb the mountains led him to the great achievement many dreamed of reaching but never did.

This story is an exciting inspiration for children to dream and follow their hearts. It is accompanied by charming illustrations, and presented in easy to understand way for the target audience.

I often enjoy the Little People Big Dreams books and this was another winner. I also really like Tenzing Norgay and I am glad he is now included in this fun biography series.

Less simply written than some of the others in this series, but that is most definitely a good thing. The extended descriptions allow for a greater variety of illustrations as this bravely adventurous boy grew older to become better than famous.
The illustrations by Bandana Tulachan are fun, simple, colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
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I wasn’t familiar with this story so I actually learned a lot! I love that this book series features such significant people that children might not otherwise be aware of. This particular story shows that if you are persistent and focused, you can achieve.

We love this series of books! A really inspiring story about perseverance, resilience and following your dreams, no matter how many times you’re told no.

This was lovely to read about how climbing Mount Everest (or Chomolungma as it's referred to throughout the book and by the Sherpas) was Tenzing's lifelong dream and something he'd always wanted to do. From always looking up at the mountain as a child to finally achieving his dream was great to see. I always love the illustrations in these books but I thought the soft drawings of this one were particularly gorgeous and I thought they really suited the book/scenes as well. Definitely one to show kids that dreams are possible if you work for them.

This series is more hits than misses for me. I like how diverse it has become. I wasn't aware of Tenzing Norgay, but I just spent a good chunk of my day learning about this Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. While uplifting at times, it is important to remember that many people lose their lives trying to climb Mount Everest.