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Author:

Johnson, Catherine, 1962- author.

Title:

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

Edition:

Dyslexic books edition.

Publisher:

Union Square Kids,

Copyright Date:

2024

Description:

118 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Subject:

Henson, Matthew Alexander,--1866-1955--Juvenile literature.
African American explorers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
Dyslexia-friendly books.
North Pole--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
Henson, Matthew Alexander,--1866-1955.
African American explorers--Biography.
North Pole--Discovery and exploration.
Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
African American explorers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
North Pole--Juvenile literature.
Arctic regions--Juvenile literature.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
Biographies.
Creative nonfiction.
Dsylexia friendly materials.
Biographies.

Notes:

"super readable & dyslexia friendly" Optimized reading formats. Printed on tinted paper and with a dyslexia friendly font.

Contents:

Part one : Running away -- Part two : At sea -- Part three : The Arctic.

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.

ISBN:

145495485X
9781454954859

Locations:

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)