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Race to the Frozen North
- Author
- Catherine Johnson
- Narrator
- Ako Mitchell
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 17 October 2024
- Run Time
- 1 hour 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats: Ice, snow and tundra, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Adventurers and outlaws, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Multicultural, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Runaways, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
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What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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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
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"If it doesn't make you angry you haven't read it properly" – Fleur Hitchcock
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"Matthew Henson's life plays out like a story … This book really highlights our ignorance in not recognising sooner his incredible plight in defying the odds, breaking boundaries, fighting prejudice and becoming a true black pioneer" – Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher
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"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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Details
- Author
- Catherine Johnson
- Narrator
- Ako Mitchell
- Duration
- 1 hour 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 October 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008752255
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats: Ice, snow and tundra, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Adventurers and outlaws, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Multicultural, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Runaways, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Synopsis
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.
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