John Henry

  • John Henry: An American Legend
    John Henry: An American Legend
    By Ezra Jack Keats

    Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this Caldecott Medal winner's vibrant retelling of the popular African-American folk ballad. By creator of The Snowy Day, which won the 1963 Caldecott Medal. Simultaneous eBook.

  • John Henry
    By Julius Lester

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

  • John Henry
    John Henry
    By Julius Lester

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

  • John Henry: Steel-drivin' Man
    John Henry: Steel-drivin' Man
    By Adèle De Leeuw

    In giant steps, hero John Henry strides across railroad-building America, and his mighty hammer beats out a loved folk tale.

  • John Henry: Steel-driving Man
    By Corinne J. Naden

    Retells the life of the legendary steel driver of early railroad days who challenged the steam hammer to a steel-driving contest.

  • John Henry: An American Legend; 50th Anniversary Edition
    John Henry: An American Legend; 50th Anniversary Edition
    By Ezra Jack Keats

    Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this Caldecott Medal winner's vibrant retelling of the popular African-American folk ballad. By creator of The Snowy Day, which won the 1963 Caldecott Medal. Simultaneous eBook.

  • John Henry: Racing's Grand Old Man
    John Henry: Racing's Grand Old Man
    By Steve Haskin

    Now in paperback, John Henry continues to entertain horse racing and sports fans with its true rags to riches tale.

  • John Henry
    John Henry
    By Julius Lester

    Nothing can stop John Henry, and his courage stays with us forever. A Caldecott Honor Book * "This is a tall tale and heroic myth, a celebration of the human spirit . . .

  • John Henry
    John Henry
    By Brad Kessler

    This is a larger-than-life tale about the African American hero who was born with a hammer in his hand.

  • John Henry
    John Henry

    Presents the life story of John Henry, the African American railroad legend known as the "Steel Driving Man."

  • John Henry
    John Henry
    By Dona Herweck Rice

    Act out the story of John Henry, a powerful and legendary railroad builder in this engaging Reader's Theater script!

  • John Henry
    John Henry
    By Julius Lester

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

  • John Henry
    John Henry
    By Julius Lester, Weston Woods Studios

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

  • John Henry
    John Henry

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

  • John Henry: Roark Bradford's Novel and Play
    John Henry: Roark Bradford's Novel and Play
    By Roark Bradford

    ... fixin' to git around some, Cap'm,” said John Henry, “'cause I been hyar too long, now. I worked and den I played. And now I'm fixin' to work some more. So git out er my way, all you Franklin Street niggers. Git out er my way, you ...

  • John Henry
    John Henry

    The life story of John Henry, the African American railroad legend known as the "Steel Driving Man."

  • John Henry
    By Julius Lester

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

  • John Henry
    John Henry
    By Dona Herweck Rice

    The race is on between railroad worker, Mighty John Henry, and a drilling machine, as both drill through a mountain to make way for the railroad.

  • John Henry: Roark Bradford's Novel and Play
    John Henry: Roark Bradford's Novel and Play
    By Roark Bradford

    ... American Popular Music, 1889–1895. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2002. Axelrod, Alan, and Harry Oster. “John Henry.” In The Penguin Dictionary of American Folklore. Ed. Axelrod and Oster. New York: Penguin, 2000. Broonzy ...

  • John Henry
    John Henry
    By Hugh McHugh

    This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.