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John Henry

Written by: Julius Lester, Jerry Pinkney
Narrated by: Samuel L. Jackson
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Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney's warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad.

When John Henry was born the birds, bears, rabbits, and even a unicorn came to see him. He grew so fast, he burst right through the porch roof, and laughed so loud, he scared the sun! Soon John Henry is swinging two huge sledgehammers to build roads, pulverizing boulders, and smashing rocks to smithereens. He's stronger than ten men and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Nothing can stop John Henry, and his courage stays with us forever.

"This is a tall tale and heroic myth, a celebration of the human spirit . . . The story is told with rhythm and wit, humor and exageration, and with a heart-catching immediacy that connects the human and the natural world. " —Booklist, starred review

©1994 Dial (P)1998 Weston Woods Black & African American Chapter Books Chapter Books & Readers Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Multicultural Stories
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