George the Flybot and the Lost Camera on Mount Everest

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What is George the Flybot and the Lost Camera on Mount Everest about?

GEORGE is a tiny robotic fly on his first important mission: find a camera lost during a 1924 attempt to climb Mount Everest. Sent to the Himalayas by his boss, Darcy Luna, he must scan icy slopes, avoid danger and follow clues linked to explorers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. Finding the camera could help solve a long-standing mystery about who reached the summit first. Along the way, GEORGE studies human feelings and begins to discover what friendship means.

About the author

Nessa Bellido Schwarz is a children’s author who enjoys writing about history, science and nature. She is best known for the George the Flybot chapter-book series, which follows a clever robotic fly on exciting missions around the world. Her first book, George the Flybot and the Lost Camera on Mount Everest, takes readers on an adventure among the mountains. Nessa’s stories also explore friendship, curiosity and learning about how people and animals live.