John Henry
By: Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Legends; African Americans; Folklore
Description: Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
Notes: "The full-color artwork was prepared using pencil, colored pencils, and watercolor."--Title page verso.

Gift; H. Nichols B. Clark, Class of 1969, in memory of John Dormer Tyson, Class of 1969; 2020; 2021H-8.

Signed on half title page: "Julius Lester. Jerry Pinkney. 1994."

As issued, in illustrated printed boards, original dust jacket retained.

Caldecott Honor Book, 1995; American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1995