Race to the Frozen North : The Matthew Henson Story

This book is on special offer to students from Schools taking part of the in-person school visit to Kings Langley School on Friday 20th June. The special offer ends on Wednesday 18th June.

Each book ordered will be delivered on the day and the author will be doing signings during her visit.

A thrilling fictionalised account of the life of Matthew Henson, the first African-American man to travel to the North Pole, from the Carnegie-nominated author Catherine Johnson. Matthew Henson was simply an ordinary man.

That was, until Commander Robert E. Peary entered his life, and offered him a chance at true adventure. Henson would become navigator, craftsman, translator, and right-hand man on a treacherous journey to the North Pole. Defying the odds and the many prejudices that faced him to become a true pioneer.

This is his remarkable and often untold story.

Thank you for taking part in this amazing initiative. Books ordered will be signed on the day of the event.