John Henry /

John Henry /

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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lester, Julius, 1939-2018 (Author)
Corporate Authors:	Atha Tehon Thiras Collection (University of Pennsylvania), Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania), Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Other Authors:	Bierhorst, Jane Byers (Typographer), Pinkney, Jerry (Illustrator), Tehon, Atha (Designer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Dial Books, [1994]
Edition:	[First edition.]
Subjects:	Henry, John > (Legendary character) > Legends Henry, John > (Legendary character) Competition > Juvenile fiction Confidence > Juvenile fiction Contests > Juvenile fiction Death > Juvenile fiction Determination (Personality trait) > Juvenile fiction Fairness > Juvenile fiction Fuelwood cutting > Juvenile fiction Giants (Folklore) > Juvenile fiction Infants > Juvenile fiction Machinery > Juvenile fiction Muscle strength > Juvenile fiction Racing > Juvenile fiction Railroad stories Rainbows > Juvenile fiction Singing > Juvenile fiction Tales Work ethic > Juvenile fiction African Americans > Folklore Determination > Fiction Folklore > United States John Henry (Legendary character) Blacks > Folklore CHR 1994 PRO Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy) PRO Lester, Julius (autograph) (Tehon Collection copy 2) PRO Pinkney, Jerry (autograph) (Banks Collection copy) PRO Pinkney, Jerry (autograph) (Tehon Collection copies 1 & 2) PRO Tehon, Atha (former owner) (inscription copy 2) (Tehon Collection copies 1 & 2) PRO Tehon, Susan (donor) (Tehon Collection copy) Competition Confidence Contests Death Determination (Personality trait) Fairness Fuelwood cutting Giants Infants Machinery Muscle strength Racing Rainbows Singing Work ethic Dust jackets (Binding) > 1994 Fiction Folk tales > 1994 Juvenile works Legends Tall tales

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Call Number:	PZ8.1.L434 Jo 1994 PZ8.1.L434 Jo 1994 copy 2