Keep On!
The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole
Deborah Hopkinson
- This
- stunning
- picture
- book
- offers
- a
- riveting
- account
- of
- African
- American
- explorer
- Matthew
- Henson's
- 1909
- journey
- to
- the
- North
- Pole
- with
- Admiral
- Peary.Matthew
- Henson
- was
- born
- just
- after
- the
- Civil
- War,
- a
- time
- when
- slavery
- had
- been
- abolished,
- but
- few
- opportunities
- were
- available
- for
- Black
- people.
- As
- a
- child,
- Henson
- exhibited
- a
- yearning
- for
- adventure,
- embarking
- at
- age
- thirteen
- on
- a
- five-year
- voyage
- sailing
- the
- seven
- seas.But
- Henson's
- greatest
- adventure
- began
- when
- Robert
- Peary
- invited
- him
- to
- join
- an
- expedition
- to
- the
- North
- Pole.
- After
- many
- storms,
- injuries,
- and
- unimaginable
- cold,
- on
- April
- 1,
- Peary,
- Henson,
- and
- four
- Inuit
- men
- began
- the
- final
- 133-mile
- push
- to
- the
- Pole.This
- fascinating
- tale
- from
- award-winning
- nonfiction
- author
- Deborah
- Hopkinson
- is
- paired
- with
- beautiful
- artwork
- from
- Stephen
- Alcorn.
- Perfect
- for
- Black
- history
- and
- exploration units.
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