East Baton Rouge Parish Library

John henry, Julius Lester

Label
John henry, Julius Lester
Language
eng
resource.accompanyingMatter
technical information on music
Intended audience
620, Lexile
Main title
John henry
resource.readingGradeLevel
Text Difficulty 2 - Text Difficulty 3
Responsibility statement
Julius Lester
Summary
Based on the famous African American folk ballad "John Henry, " this story tells of the legendary contest to the death between a spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia
Target audience
juvenile
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