John Henry: An American Legend (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780553513073)

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?

Author: Ezra Jack Keats
ISBN-10: 0553513079
ISBN-13: 9780553513073
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2014
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.50w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 29781 / John Henry: An American Legend