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 Perseverance - The Race to the North Pole

Perseverance - The Race to the North Pole

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Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 4 to 6
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   4.47

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    persevere, extremely, focus, dreams, assignment, destination, level, refuse, deal, left, become, vision, impact, believe, during, achieve
     content words:    Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, North Pole, Arctic Ocean

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Perseverance - The Race to the North Pole
By Mary Perrin 		  
1     Caption: Robert Peary (on left) and Matthew Henson (on right)
 
2     Robert Peary tried for twenty years to be the first man to reach the North Pole. During those twenty years, he led two missions, and both missions failed. Peary became very frustrated. He never gave up on his dreams. Robert Peary persevered by trying over and over again until he was able to reach the North Pole.

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