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Loading... Arctic Hero: The Incredible Life of Matthew Henson (2008)by Catherine Johnson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 53/2021. Arctic Hero : the incredible life of Matthew Henson, by Catherine Johnson, is a biography of African American Matthew Henson the famous Arctic explorer, written for children, with illustrations by Seb Camagajevac. Johnson is a reliable children's fiction author who has written both historical and contemporary fiction. She also made an excellent job of this non-fiction. Even bearing in mind her experience as an author, I was surprised how well she tackled the tougher issues in Henson's life story, especially his difficult childhood, the appalling racism he experienced, and his second Inuit family created outside conventional Western ideas of marriage. Most importantly, this is a perfect book for kids whether as interesting history or exciting adventure. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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Catherine Johnson tells the incredible story of Matthew Henson, the African-American explorer who was written out of history - despite being one of the first to reach the North Pole. She presents a fascinating life, a great adventure and a compelling story of prejudice. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)910.92History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography and Travel History, geographic treatment, biography - Discovery. exploration Geographers, travellers, explorers regardless of country of originRatingAverage:
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