The Resource John Henry, by Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
John Henry, by Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
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- Summary
- Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 38 unnumbered pages
- Note
- "Typography by Jane Byers Bierhorst"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9780803716063
- Label
- John Henry
- Title
- John Henry
- Statement of responsibility
- by Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- Subject
-
- trueBuilding
- Competition
- Competition -- Juvenile fiction
- Confidence
- Confidence -- Juvenile fiction
- Contests
- Contests -- Juvenile fiction
- Death
- Death -- Juvenile fiction
- Determination (Personality trait)
- Determination (Personality trait) -- Fiction
- Determination (Personality trait) -- Juvenile fiction
- Fairness -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Folklore -- United States
- Fuelwood cutting
- Fuelwood cutting -- Juvenile fiction
- Giants
- Giants -- Juvenile fiction
- Henry, John, (Legendary character)
- Henry, John, (Legendary character)
- Henry, John, (Legendary character) -- Legends
- trueHeroes and heroines
- Infants
- Infants -- Juvenile fiction
- trueJohn Henry
- trueJohn Henry -- Legends
- Juvenile works
- trueLegends
- Legends
- Machinery
- Machinery -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMountains
- Muscle strength
- Muscle strength -- Juvenile fiction
- Picture books
- Racing
- Racing -- Juvenile fiction
- Railroad stories
- Railroad stories
- Rainbows
- Rainbows -- Juvenile fiction
- Singing
- Singing -- Juvenile fiction
- Tales
- Tales
- Tall tales
- Tall tales
- Work ethic
- Work ethic -- Juvenile fiction
- Fairness
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Folklore
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1995
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Best Picture Book, 1995.
- Golden Sower Award (Nebraska), Grades K-3, 1997.
- Awards note
- Caldecott Honor Book, 1995; American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1995
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 093796
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lester, Julius
- Credits note
- Music composed by Crystal Taliefero
- Dewey number
-
- 398.21
- E
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- AD620L
- Decoding demand: 69 (high)
- Semantic demand: 82 (very high)
- Syntactic demand: 96 (very high)
- Structure demand: 82 (very high)
- Elementary Grade
- 720
- Intended audience source
-
- Lexile
- Lexile
- Lexile
- Interest level
- LG
- LC call number
- PS3562.E853
- LC item number
- J64 1994
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 1
- 2
- PerformerNote
- Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson
- Reading level
-
- 4
- 4.0.
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Pinkney, Jerry
- Bierhorst, Jane Byers
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
-
- Accelerated Reader AR
- Accelerated Reader
- BCU Juvenile Reading; PB; 4.0
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Henry, John
- Muscle strength
- Giants
- Singing
- Machinery
- Competition
- Contests
- Rainbows
- Confidence
- Determination (Personality trait)
- Fairness
- Work ethic
- Racing
- Fuelwood cutting
- Infants
- Death
- Railroad stories
- Tales
- Henry, John
- African Americans
- Folklore
- Determination (Personality trait)
- Competition
- Confidence
- Contests
- Death
- Determination (Personality trait)
- Fairness
- Fuelwood cutting
- Giants
- Infants
- Henry, John
- Machinery
- Muscle strength
- Racing
- Railroad stories
- Rainbows
- Singing
- Tales
- Work ethic
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- John Henry, by Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- Note
- "Typography by Jane Byers Bierhorst"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 233879
- Dimensions
- 30 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 38 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780803716063
- Lccn
- 93034583
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780803716063
- (OCoLC)28966718
- Label
- John Henry, by Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- Note
- "Typography by Jane Byers Bierhorst"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 233879
- Dimensions
- 30 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 38 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780803716063
- Lccn
- 93034583
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780803716063
- (OCoLC)28966718
Subject
- trueBuilding
- Competition
- Competition -- Juvenile fiction
- Confidence
- Confidence -- Juvenile fiction
- Contests
- Contests -- Juvenile fiction
- Death
- Death -- Juvenile fiction
- Determination (Personality trait)
- Determination (Personality trait) -- Fiction
- Determination (Personality trait) -- Juvenile fiction
- Fairness -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Folklore -- United States
- Fuelwood cutting
- Fuelwood cutting -- Juvenile fiction
- Giants
- Giants -- Juvenile fiction
- Henry, John, (Legendary character)
- Henry, John, (Legendary character)
- Henry, John, (Legendary character) -- Legends
- trueHeroes and heroines
- Infants
- Infants -- Juvenile fiction
- trueJohn Henry
- trueJohn Henry -- Legends
- Juvenile works
- trueLegends
- Legends
- Machinery
- Machinery -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMountains
- Muscle strength
- Muscle strength -- Juvenile fiction
- Picture books
- Racing
- Racing -- Juvenile fiction
- Railroad stories
- Railroad stories
- Rainbows
- Rainbows -- Juvenile fiction
- Singing
- Singing -- Juvenile fiction
- Tales
- Tales
- Tall tales
- Tall tales
- Work ethic
- Work ethic -- Juvenile fiction
- Fairness
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Folklore
Genre
Included in
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 1995
- trueGolden Sower Awards (Nebraska): Grades K-3
- trueBoston Globe-Horn Book Awards: Picture Book
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
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