{"product_id":"9781781128404","title":"Race to the Frozen North : The Matthew Henson Story","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Johnson, Catherine, Hickey, Katie \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 8 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 September 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers (Barrington Stoke Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 181 x 10 | 216g\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is his remarkable and often untold story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johnson, Catherine, Hickey, Katie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51010960458065,"sku":"9781781128404","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/0909\/8833\/files\/9781781128404.jpg?v=1745487839","url":"https:\/\/shop.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk\/products\/9781781128404","provider":"The Alligator's Mouth Children's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}