01565cam a2200349 4500 357737910 TxAuBib 930901s1994||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 93034583 9780803716063 trade 0803716060 trade 9780803716070 lib. bdg. 0803716079 lib. bdg. (OCoLC)28966718 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Lester, Julius. John Henry / by Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney. 1st ed. New York : Dial Books, 1994. 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm. 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. Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain. K-up. Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 4.0 0.5 12457. Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1995. Golden Sower Award, 1997. John Henry (Legendary character.) African Americans. Folklore Legends. Pinkney, Jerry, ill. QS7