Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story

Name: Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
SKU: 9781781128404
Price: 11.89 EUR
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English

By (author): Catherine Johnson

Illustrated by: Katie Hickey

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. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+

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Weight: 220g
Dimensions: 130 x 198mm
Publication Date: 05 Sep 2018
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Age Group: Ages 0-5
ISBN13: 9781781128404

About Catherine Johnson

Catherine Johnson is a screenwriter and bestselling author of several books for children and young adults. Shortlisted for the 2020 UKLA Book Awards Race to the Frozen North is a perennial bestseller with sales of over 40000 to date. Her acclaimed novel Sawbones won the Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction and The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo was nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the YA Book Prize. Catherine is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.||Katie is a freelance illustrator recently graduated from Falmouth University. Having grown up in Cornwall and also in the middle-east Katie takes inspiration from her travels and surroundings to create her illustrations. Her work deals with both narrative and information and often combines the two.