Contributor biographical information for I, Matthew Henson / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrations by Eric Velasquez.


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CAROLE BOSTON WEATHERFORD is the award-winning author of 19 books of poetry, nonfiction and children’s literature. She resides in High Point, N.C., with her husband, Ronald, and their children, Caresse and Jeffrey. She is the author of Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, which won a Caldecott Honor. www.caroleweatherford.com
ERIC VELASQUEZ won the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award for The Piano Man. He is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and lives in Hartsdale, New York. www.ericvelasquez.com


Library of Congress subject headings for this publication:
Henson, Matthew Alexander, -- 1866-1955 -- Juvenile literature.
African-American explorers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
North Pole -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.