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Arctic hero

by Catherine Johnson

Juvenile literatureAfrican American explorersBiographyDiscovery and explorationDiscoveries in geographyExplorersAfrican Americans

Presents the life of Matthew Henson, focusing primarily on his attempts to reach the North Pole with Robert Peary, which they finally achieved in 1909. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

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Book data: Open Library