Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story: 1

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Because of the colour of his skin, Matt has to work harder than everyone else to get half as far. But by the time he’s twenty, he’s travelled the world, is a master carpenter and speaks several languages. On land, though, nobody cares. Then he meets Officer Peary, a man with a great ambition: to find the North Pole. Matt’s skills and abilities will prove essential to Peary’s endeavours – but will he get the recognition he deserves? Sawbones A forensic murder mystery set in 1792. Ezra McAdam is apprenticed to a top London anatomist and surgeon and can read a dead body as well as you or I might read a book. But when an unusual body arrives for dissection, events spiral out of control. Ezra meets Loveday Finch, hot tempered magician’s assistant and together they unearth a trail of murder and international secrets…

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Both thought-provoking and accessible, this is an impressive historical adventure.’ www.booktrust.org.uk I think the storyline is great and the synopsis describes the book and makes it seem appealing. More detail on where the characters were based and who everyone was would have been useful. Based on the story of real-life 19th-century explorer Matthew Henson, Catherine Johnson’s light touch makes this remarkable story an exciting read and sheds important light on the way prejudice has white-washed the way we learn about the past. A super-readable book and printed in a dyslexia-friendly format.and some handy recs and my top list of Historical PoC here at the Bibliomanic here and here at The Reading Fangirl However, I was not that attracted to Matthew’s stepmother: Nellie because of how she treated Matt compared to his sisters and I did not like how she beat him nearly to death for doing barely anything wrong. year old Nathaniel is a slave, sent to England. Life in London is tough and Nat seizes the first opportunity to escape. He hears the story of The Zong, a ship where the crew murdered 133 slaves. Will the world continue to turn a blind eye to the horrors of slavery? And can Nat really evade his masters forever? 9+

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Decide how you’ll show everyone the list of questions for Roll and recap and get the list ready – we’ve suggested some example questions, but you could add your own. Both original and informative . . . the wealth of detail never slows what is a tightly woven plot’ Historical Novel SocietyReal historical characters and events are woven into the story, including Olaudah Equiano, Granville Sharp, and the story of the slave ship The Zong, and there are some brief historical notes at the end of the book which would make an excellent starting point for further research.