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Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story
Authored by Catherine Johnson
Narrated by Ako Mitchell

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0:03 Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story
1:00 Introduction
2:38 Part One: Running Away
12:24 Outro

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

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 incredible and often untold story.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Catherine Johnson is a screenwriter and bestselling author of several books for children and young adults. Shortlisted for the 2020 UKLA Book Awards, Race to the Frozen North is a perennial bestseller with sales of over 40,000 to date. Her acclaimed novel Sawbones won the Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction, and The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo was nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the YA Book Prize. Catherine is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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Katie is a freelance illustrator recently graduated from Falmouth University. Having grown up in Cornwall, and also in the middle-east, Katie takes inspiration from her travels and surroundings to create her illustrations. Her work deals with both narrative and information and often combines the two.

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

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Language: English
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Published on: July 1, 2022
ISBN: 9781800901698
Duration: 1 hr, 55 min
Genres: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General, Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Diversity & Multicultural, Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Exploration & Discovery, Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General, Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century, Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General, Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General, Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / General

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