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John Henry by Julius Lester, ill. by Jerry Pinkney

Puffin

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UPC:
9780140566222
Condition:
New
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Format:
Paperback
Reading Level:
Ages 4-8
Pages:
40
Publisher:
Puffin
Publication Date:
1999
Language:
English
Awards:
Caldecott Honor
ISBN:
0140566228

From the publisher:

Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney's warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad.

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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