Race to the Frozen North : The Matthew Henson Story

Author: Johnson, Catherine, Hickey, Katie

Children's, Teenage & educational

Published on 5 September 2018 by Barrington Stoke Ltd.

Paperback / softback | 104 pages, with black and white vignettes
199 x 181 x 10 | 218g

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 incredible and often untold story. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+