Matthew Henson: Co-Discoverer of the North Pole

by Laura Baskes Litwin

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.