Keep On! : The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole (Hardcover)

from amclellan0908

Hopkinson explores parts of Matthew Henson's life, Henson being part of the first team to reach the North Pole but denied credit due to racism. Beginning with Henson's dreams as a black boy in the post-Civil War America, Hopkinson explains that Henson had to overcome many obstacles while pursuing...

from matthewbloome

I admit to knowing who Matt Henson was prior to reading this. I knew that he was instrumental to the Peary expeditions to reach the North Pole, probably more responsible for them getting there than Peary was, but I still liked this book a lot. The illustrations were probably the most difficult pi...

from debnance

Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole by Deborah HopkinsonAn exerpt:"Matthew Henson was born in a Maryland cabin, at a time when boys dreamed of finding glory, of planting flags at the ends of the Earth, making the unknown known, and recording their names into hist...

from abbylibrarian

This beautiful book gives an overview of Matthew Henson's life through his (co-)discovery of the North Pole. Warm colors spill across every page, which is especially welcome in this book about the cold, white North. The story is inspirational and talks about how Matthew Henson and Robert Peary di...

from abbylibrarian

This beautiful book gives an overview of Matthew Henson's life through his (co-)discovery of the North Pole. Warm colors spill across every page, which is especially welcome in this book about the cold, white North. The story is inspirational and talks about how Matthew Henson and Robert Peary di...