Matthew Henson: Co-Discoverer of the North Pole

by Laura Baskes Litwin

Book Overview

After years of struggle, Matthew Henson placed the American flag at the North Pole, but because of racial prejudice, the African-American explorer received no glory for this historic moment. All... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766015467
• ISBN13: 9780766015463
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12

Customer Reviews

A very exciting story of a great African-American

I bought this book because I loved the same author's biography of Benjamin Banneker. But this book is even better!! I was thrilled to read of the success of an African-American farmer like Banneker, helping create Washington, DC and corresponding with Thomas Jefferson. But Matt Henson was truly an American hero-- not just a helper. I am recommending this really exciting story to every young man and woman I know, and to their parents and grandparents. The book is a great "read", and Matt Henson was a really smart and brave man who just happened to be an African-American.