Description
This fictionalised biography introduces Matthew Henson and his role in Arctic exploration. It follows a resourceful adventurer who faced racism as well as extreme conditions, offering a starting point for discussing whose achievements history remembers.
Barrington Stoke paperback. Interest age: 9+. Reading age: 8. Choose for the reader’s interests and maturity as well as reading confidence.
Reader guidance: Racism; fictionalised biography rather than a documentary account.