Introduces Matthew Henson, the African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on the first successful expedition to the North Pole in 1909.
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Grade 2-4-In simple language, this book describes the life of the first African American to travel to the North Pole, but the emphasis is on his explorations. Born to poor sharecroppers in 1866, Henson was on his own by the time he was 13. He later met Robert Peary, and, in 1891, the two men set off for Greenland. He returned to the Arctic in 1893, 1898, and 1905. He and Peary and four Inuit finally reached the Pole on April 6, 1909. Despite his accomplishments, Henson still had a hard time finding a good job. Thirty-one years after being buried in a humble grave in New York City, Dr. S. Allen Counter arranged through President Reagan to have Henson and his wife reburied at Arlington National Cemetery. Black-and-white photos appear on most pages, and each chapter begins with a colored drawing. This open-formatted, easy-to-read biography will inform and keep the attention of young readers.
Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha, WI
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha, WI
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Matthew Henson was the first African American to travel to the North Pole, the top of the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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North Pole, United States, New York, Captain Childs, African Americans New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- A Walk in the Tundra (Biomes of North America) by Rebecca L. Johnson in Back Matter
- Matthew Henson (Junior World Biographies) by Sean Dolan in Back Matter
- Into the Ice: The Story of Arctic Exploration by Lynn Curlee in Back Matter
- The Kids Book of the Far North by Ann Love in Back Matter
- Polar Bears (Zoo Animals in the Wild) by Jinny Johnson in Back Matter
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