RACE TO THE FROZEN NORTH: The Matthew Henson Story

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.