Matthew Henson & Robert Peary

<p>Matthew Henson & Robert Peary is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs maps and illustrations reflect the text making the words easy to decode. This high-interest low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or adult basic education students.</p><p>Robert Peary (1856-1920) and Matthew Henson (1866-1955) opened up the gateway to the North Pole. Peary an engineer in the U.S. Navy and Henson born to poor black parents who were sharecroppers both loved adventure and exploring. Their paths in life crossed and after three attempts in 1909 Henson and Peary became the first people to reach the North Pole.</p>