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The life of Matthew Henson
Matthew Henson was a black polar explorer who is little known in the UK.
  1. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  2. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  7. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  8. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  9. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  10. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  11. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  12. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  13. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  14. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
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