TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lester,Julius
AU  - Pinkney,Jerry
TI  - John Henry
SN  - 0803716060
PY  - 1994///
CY  - New York
PB  - Dial Books
KW  - Henry, John
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Folklore
KW  - Black people
KW  - Muscle strength
KW  - Machinery
KW  - Contests
KW  - Determination (Personality trait)
KW  - Work ethic
KW  - Railroad stories
KW  - Railroad fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Folk tales
KW  - Legends
KW  - Tall tales
KW  - Picture books
N1  - Accelerated Reader; 4.0; BCU Juvenile Reading; PB; 4.0
N2  - 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
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