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John Henry / Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Dial Books, 1994Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0803716060
  • 9780803716063
  • 0803716079
  • 9780803716070
  • 0329078496
  • 9780329078492
  • 0140566228
  • 9780140566222
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Awards:
  • Caldecott Honor Book, 1995
  • American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1995
Summary: Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.Summary: When John Henry was born the birds, bears, rabbits, and even a unicorn came to see him. He grew so fast, he burst right through the porch roof, and laughed so loud, he scared the sun! Soon John Henry is swinging two huge sledgehammers to build roads, pulverizing boulders, and smashing rocks to smithereens. He's stronger than ten men and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Nothing can stop John Henry, and his courage stays with us forever.
List(s) this item appears in: Jerry Pinkney
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.21 L642 Available 33111010967855
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Nothing can stop John Henry-no boulder, no mountain, and definitely no steam drill. Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester writes with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a natural phenomenon. Jerry Pinkney received a Caldecott Honor for his exuberant, glowing watercolor paintings of the hero. The book, celebrating its tenth year in print, was also a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, a Parents magazine Best Book, and an ALA Notable Book, among other honors.

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

When John Henry was born the birds, bears, rabbits, and even a unicorn came to see him. He grew so fast, he burst right through the porch roof, and laughed so loud, he scared the sun! Soon John Henry is swinging two huge sledgehammers to build roads, pulverizing boulders, and smashing rocks to smithereens. He's stronger than ten men and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Nothing can stop John Henry, and his courage stays with us forever.

Accelerated Reader 4.0.

BCU Juvenile Reading; PB; 4.0.

Caldecott Honor Book, 1995

American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1995

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