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Race to the Frozen North

By: Catherine Johnson, Katie Hickey
Narrated by: Ako Mitchell
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Summary

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 incredible and often untold story.

©2018 Catherine Johnson (P)2018 Barrington Stoke Ltd
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"Catherine Johnson is the grand master of historical fiction for children; her prose is warm and wise and utterly gripping." (Katherine Rundell, Guardian)

"If it doesn't make you angry you haven't read it properly." (Fleur Hitchcock)

"Wonderful… Uncovering the forgotten and hidden histories of those who have been marginalised is a serious and necessary undertaking and this book is a great addition to that genre." (The Letterpress Project)

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absolutely brilliant realy enjoyed it

loved it and thought it was worth reading would recommend it for any one to read or read to there children well written and thought out thank you for the experience

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