John Henry / by Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney.
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TextPublisher: New York : Dial Books , c1994Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cmISBN: 0803716060 (trade); 0803716079; 0590539361Subject(s): Henry, John (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature | African Americans -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature | Folklore -- United States -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 398.21 | E LOC classification: PZ8.1.L434 | Jo 1994Awards: Caldecott Honor, 1995. | Teachers' Choices, 1995 (International Reading Association). | Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 1995. | Notable Children's Books, 1995 (American Library Association)Summary: Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | [E] (Browse shelf) | 30 | Available | 62865 |
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
AD 720 Lexile.
AD 720 Lexile.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.0 0.5 12457.
Caldecott Honor, 1995.
Teachers' Choices, 1995 (International Reading Association).
Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 1995.
Notable Children's Books, 1995 (American Library Association)

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