High as a Hawk
Here is how the publisher describes this book on the jacket cover:
“Spread your wings, girl.”
Those words begin the toughest climb of eight-year-old Harriet's life:
to the top of Longs Peak in Colorado. To get there, she'll have to
overcome steep slopes, a freezing blizzard, and what her wise trail
guide calls “surprises.” But she simply must try—both for herself and
for the mother she has lost.
Climbing this mountain means she will also need to climb an even bigger
mountain down inside. Yet if she succeeds, she will spread her wings
and fly…high as a hawk.
Based on the historic 1905 ascent by the youngest person ever to climb
Longs Peak, this book combines T.A. Barron's powerful, poetic writing
with Ted Lewin's magnificent, evocative paintings. Together, they make
a truly inspiring journey.
Hardback ISBN: 0-399-23704-6
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