Race to the Frozen North
- Author Catherine Johnson
- Narrator Ako Mitchell
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Run Time 1 hour and 54 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats: Ice, snow and tundra, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity and inclusion, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Life skills and choices, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Multicultural, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Runaways, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage: True stories told as fiction.
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Price p/Title
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What to expect
"We made it!" I cried. "We're here! The North Pole! We're on the top of the world! The first men ever to stand here in all of history."
When orphan Matthew Henson ran away from his violent 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. A little luck and a lot of hard work led to a life of adventure on the high seas and in the Arctic, but back home in America his achievements were ignored due to the colour of his skin.
Race to the Frozen North tells his remarkable true story.
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
“If it doesn’t make you angry you haven’t read it properly” – Fleur Hitchcock
“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
“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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