Author(s): Julius Lester,Jerry Pinkney
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 48
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Language: English
Date Published: 1994-10-27
Dimensions: 254 x 305 x 9.91mm
Publication City/Country: Hawthorn, Australia
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Illustrations: colour illustrations

Nothing can stop John Henry-no boulder, no mountain, and definitely no steam drill. Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester writes with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a natural phenomenon. Jerry Pinkney received a Caldecott Honor for his exuberant, glowing watercolor paintings of the hero. The book, celebrating its tenth year in print, was also a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, a Parents magazine Best Book, and an ALA Notable Book, among other honors.