
Race to the Frozen North
A thrilling fictionalised account of the life of Matthew Henson, the first African-American man to travel to the North Pole, from the Carnegie-nominated author Catherine Johnson.
Matthew Henson was simply an ordinary man. That was, until Commander Robert E. Peary entered his life, and offered him a chance at true adventure. Henson would become navigator, craftsman, translator, and right-hand man on a treacherous journey to the North Pole. Defying the odds and the many prejudices that faced him to become a true pioneer.
This is his remarkable and often untold story.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
- Undertitel
- The Matthew Henson Story
- Författare
- Catherine Johnson
- Illustratörer
- Katie Hickey
- Ålder
- 6-9 år
- ISBN
- 9781781128404
- Språk
- Engelska
- Vikt
- 200 gram
- Utgivningsdatum
- 2018-09-05
- Förlag
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- Sidor
- 128