Onward: A Photobiography of African-American Polar Explorer Matthem Henson
by Dolores Johnson
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2006
Word Count 10,914
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1070L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 106506, 2 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Discovery and exploration
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- North Pole
- African American explorers--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Henson, Matthew Alexander
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers
- African American explorers
- Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955--Juvenile literature
- North Pole--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Lists With This Book
- Journeys, Grade 6
- Black Children in the Outdoors
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2007
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