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Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story: 1

Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story: 1

by Catherine Johnson (Author), Catherine Johnson (Author)

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    Paperback 2018

    $10.13
Synopsis

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+

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 128
 Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Published: 15 Sep 2018
ISBN 10: 1781128405
ISBN 13: 9781781128404

Author Bio
Catherine Johnson is a screen-writer and best-selling author of several books for children and young adults. Her acclaimed novel Sawbones won the Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction, and her most recent book The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo, was nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the YA Book Prize. Catherine has been a Writer in Residence at Holloway Prison, a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at the London institute and has mentored writers in Africa for the British Council.