iOpener: Climbing Everest

This book covers everything you need to know about Mount Everest and the people who have climbed it. Diagrams, timelines, and photographs bring the subject to life, while a glossary, an index, and discussion questions aid in reading comprehension.

Grade: 6
Subject: Geography
Genre: Biography/Autobiography
Comprehension Skill/Strategy: Sequence of Events
Diagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA): 60
Guided Reading Level: X
Lexile Level: 790L

DK’s iOpeners equip K-6 students with the skills and strategies they need to access and comprehend nonfiction so that they are not only learning to read but reading to learn. The combination of high-interest content and eye-popping photography of iOpeners brings science, math and social studies topics to life, raises student achievement in reading, and boosts standardized test scores.