John Henry by Julius Lester; Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
	List Price:   $18.99 Unit Price:   $15.19 You Save:   $3.80 (20%) ISBN-10:   0803716060 ISBN-13:   9780803716063 Publisher:   Penguin Category:   Picture Books, Non-Fiction Pub. Date:   October 1994 Pages:   40 Format:   Hardcover; With dust jacket Ages:   4 to 8
Description/Notes
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain. Nothing can stop John Henry-no boulder, no mountain, and definitely no steam drill.nbsp; Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester writes with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a natural phenomenon.nbsp; Jerry Pinkney received a Caldecott Honor for his exuberant, glowing watercolor paintings of the hero.nbsp; The book, celebrating its tenth year in print, was also a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, a Parents magazine Best Book, and an ALA Notable Book, among other honors. With his two sledgehammers pulverizing boulders, John Henry races a steam drill tunneling through a mountain. It's a deadly contest of man-vs-machine written with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a force of nature, yet as familiar as an older brother. Pinkney's stunning art shows John Henry's energy bursting from nature. Full color.