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John Henry: An American Legend 50th Anniversary Edition

By Ezra Jack Keats

By Ezra Jack Keats

By Ezra Jack Keats

By Ezra Jack Keats

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May 12, 1987 | ISBN 9780394890524 | 3-7 years *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Dec 23, 2014 | ISBN 9780553513073 | 3-7 years

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    About John Henry: An American Legend 50th Anniversary Edition

    Caldecott Medalist Ezra Jack Keats’s vibrant retelling of the popular African American folk ballad.
     
    Have you heard the tale? 

    John Henry was born with a hammer in his hand. He was taller and stronger than anyone around. When men started talking about laying railroad tracks across the prairies and deserts, and right through the mountains, John Henry knew he and his hammer had to be a part of it. And drive those spikes he did! Then came the day when a challenge was announced: Who could dig a tunnel through a mountain faster—John Henry and his hammer? Or a steam drill?

    About John Henry: An American Legend 50th Anniversary Edition

    Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Caldecott Medalist Ezra Jack Keats’s vibrant retelling of the popular African American folk ballad in this beautiful hardcover edition.
     
    Have you heard the tale?

    John Henry was born with a hammer in his hand. He was taller and stronger than anyone around. When men started talking about laying railroad tracks across the prairies and deserts, and right through the mountains, John Henry knew he and his hammer had to be a part of it. And drive those spikes he did! Then came the day when a challenge was announced: Who could dig a tunnel through a mountain faster—John Henry and his hammer? Or a steam drill?

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    Also by Ezra Jack Keats

    The Snowy Day
    Regards to the Man in the Moon
    The Trip
    Louie
    Jennie's Hat
    See all books by Ezra Jack Keats

    About Ezra Jack Keats

    Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multicultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has… More about Ezra Jack Keats

    About Ezra Jack Keats

    Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983) is the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Snowy Day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multicultural urban setting. Since its initial publication, The Snowy Day has… More about Ezra Jack Keats

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Dragonfly Books
    May 12, 1987 | 32 Pages | 7-7/8 x 9-7/8 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780394890524

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Dec 23, 2014 | 32 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780553513073

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    Praise

    "The heroic figure of John Henry is captured in a simple rhythmic picture book. Dramatic pictures with large bold figures express the feeling of this tall tale."–(starred) School Library Journal.

    Awards

    Association for Childhood Education International Books for Children Bibliography WINNER 1983

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