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John Henry (Picture Puffins)
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John Henry (Picture Puffins) Paperback - 1999

by Lester, Julius

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Illustrated in rich colors, Lester's folksy retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad has warmth, tall tale humor, and boundless energy. A Caldecott Honor Book.

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Puffin Books. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Owner's name on cover. (John Henry (legendary character)Legends, African Americans Folklore)
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  • Title John Henry (Picture Puffins)
  • Author Lester, Julius
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date December 1, 1999
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # N15E-01584
  • ISBN 9780140566222 / 0140566228
  • Weight 0.44 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.3 x 9.4 x 0.2 in (28.70 x 23.88 x 0.51 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 620
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Folklore - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93034583
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.21

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Summary

John Henry is stronger than ten men, and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Julius Lester's folksy retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad has warmth, tall tale humor, and boundless energy. Jerry Pinkney illustrates the story with "rich colors borrowed from the rocks and the earth, so beautiful that they summon their own share of smiles and tears" (Booklist).

First line

This tale attempts to be faithful to the indomitable human spirit John Henry embodies.

About the author

Julius Lester is a celebrated author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Award. He is also a National Book Award Finalist, a National Book Critics Circle nominee, and a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In addition to his critically acclaimed writing career, Mr. Lester has distinguished himself as a civil rights activist, musician, photographer, radio talk-show host, and professor. For thirty-two years he taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He lives in western Massachusetts.

Jerry Pinkney is one of America's most admired children's book illustrators. He has won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and the Society of Illustrators' Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. Recently a member of the National Council of the Arts and inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he has also served on the U.S. Postal Service Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the country, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Schomburg Center, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Jerry Pinkney lives with his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, in Westchester County, New York.

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