Race to the Frozen North cover

Race to the Frozen North

Author: Johnson, Catherine

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level 4.6
Points 2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 14649
Points per Word 0.000137

Description

When orphan Matthew Henson ran away from his violent stepmother to find life in the big city, he ended up becoming the first man to reach the North Pole. This is the story of his achievement and how it was ignored due to the colour of his skin.