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John Henry

Title
John Henry / by Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney.
Author
Lester, Julius, 1939-2018
Publication
  • New York : Dial Books, 1994
  • ©1994

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Additional Authors
  • Pinkney, Jerry
  • Bierhorst, Jane Byers
  • Dial Books for Young Readers, publisher.
  • Schomburg Children's Collection.
Description
38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 30 cm
Summary
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
Subject
  • Henry, John (Legendary character) > Legends
  • Henry, John (Legendary character)
  • African Americans > Folklore
  • Muscle strength > Juvenile fiction
  • Giants (Folklore) > Juvenile fiction
  • Tall people > Juvenile fiction
  • Singing > Juvenile fiction
  • Machinery > Juvenile fiction
  • Competition > Juvenile fiction
  • Contests > Juvenile fiction
  • Rainbows > Juvenile fiction
  • Confidence > Juvenile fiction
  • Determination (Personality trait) > Juvenile fiction
  • Fairness > Juvenile fiction
  • Work ethic > Juvenile fiction
  • Racing > Juvenile fiction
  • Fuelwood cutting > Juvenile fiction
  • Infants > Juvenile fiction
  • Death > Juvenile fiction
  • Railroad stories
  • Tall tales
  • Tales
  • Folklore > United States
  • Determination (Personality trait) > Fiction
  • Competition
  • Confidence
  • Contests
  • Death
  • Determination (Personality trait)
  • Fairness
  • Fuelwood cutting
  • Giants
  • Infants
  • Machinery
  • Muscle strength
  • Racing
  • Rainbows
  • Singing
  • Work ethic
Genre/Form
  • Fiction.
  • Juvenile works.
  • Legends.
  • Folk tales – 1994.
  • Dust jackets (Bindings) – 1994.
Note
  • "Typography by Jane Byers Bierhorst"--Title page verso.
Audience (note)
  • Elementary Grade.
  • 720
Awards (note)
  • Caldecott Honor Book, 1995; American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1995
Call Number
Sc G 95-13
ISBN
  • 0803716060
  • 9780803716063
  • 0803716079
  • 9780803716070
LCCN
93034583
OCLC
28966718
Author
Lester, Julius, 1939-2018, author.
Title
John Henry / by Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney.
Publisher
New York : Dial Books, 1994
Copyright Date
©1994
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Audience
Elementary Grade.
Study Program
Accelerated Reader 4.0.
Reading Counts! 4.5.
Audience
720 Lexile.
Awards
Caldecott Honor Book, 1995; American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1995
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Pinkney, Jerry, illustrator.
Bierhorst, Jane Byers, typographer.
Dial Books for Young Readers, publisher.
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Research Call Number
Sc G 95-13
JFG 95-708
J 398.2 L
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