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Race to the frozen North : the Matthew Henson story Cover Image Book

Race to the frozen North : the Matthew Henson story / Catherine Johnson ; with illustrations by Katie Hickey.

Matthew Henson story (portion title)
Johnson, Catherine, 1962- (author.). Hickey, Katie, (illustrator.).

Summary:

When eleven-year-old Matthew Henson ran away from his cruel stepmother to find a new life in the big city, no one could have predicted that he would become the first man to reach the North Pole. With a little luck and a lot of hard work, Matthew found a life of adventure on the high seas and in the Arctic. But back home in America his achievements were largely overlooked because he was Black. Race to the Frozen North tells his remarkable true story.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781454954859
  • ISBN: 145495485X
  • Physical Description: 118 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
  • Edition: Dyslexic books edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Union Square Kids, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Super readable & dyslexia friendly"--Back cover.
Optimized reading formats.
Printed on tinted paper and with a dyslexia friendly font.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part one : Running away -- Part two : At sea -- Part three : The Arctic.
Target Audience Note:
10-12 years.

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Subject:
Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955 > Juvenile literature.
African American explorers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
North Pole > Discovery and exploration > Juvenile literature.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > Juvenile literature.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
Genre:
High interest-low vocabulary books.
Biographies.
Creative nonfiction.

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  • 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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