John Henry - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook John Henry write by Julius Lester. This book was released on 1999-12-01. John Henry available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney's warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad. When John Henry was born the birds, bears, rabbits, and even a unicorn came to see him. He grew so fast, he burst right through the porch roof, and laughed so loud, he scared the sun! Soon John Henry is swinging two huge sledgehammers to build roads, pulverizing boulders, and smashing rocks to smithereens. He's stronger than ten men and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. 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 . . . The story is told with rhythm and wit, humor and exageration, and with a heart-catching immediacy that connects the human and the natural world. " --Booklist, starred review "Another winning collaboration from the master storyteller and gifted artist of Tales of Uncle Remus fame." --School Library Journal "A great American hero comes fully to life in this epic retelling filled with glorious, detailed watercolors . . . This carefully crafted updating begs to be read aloud for its rich, rhythmic storytelling flow, and the suitably oversize illustrations amplify the text." --Publishers Weekly
John Henry, an American Legend
John Henry, an American Legend - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook John Henry, an American Legend write by Ezra Jack Keats. This book was released on 1965. John Henry, an American Legend available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Ain't Nothing But a Man
Ain't Nothing But a Man - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ain't Nothing But a Man write by Scott Reynolds Nelson. This book was released on 2008. Ain't Nothing But a Man available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Historian Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts how he came to discover the real John Henry, an African-American railroad worker who became a legend in the famous song.
John Henry Days
John Henry Days - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook John Henry Days write by Colson Whitehead. This book was released on 2009-06-03. John Henry Days available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the bestselling, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a novel that is "funny and wise and sumptuously written" (Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times Book Review). Colson Whitehead’s triumphant novel is on one level a multifaceted retelling of the story of John Henry, the black steel-driver who died outracing a machine designed to replace him. On another level it’s the story of a disaffected, middle-aged black journalist on a mission to set a record for junketeering who attends the annual John Henry Days festival. It is also a high-velocity thrill ride through the tunnel where American legend gives way to American pop culture, replete with p. r. flacks, stamp collectors, blues men , and turn-of-the-century song pluggers. John Henry Days is an acrobatic, intellectually dazzling, and laugh-out-loud funny book that will be read and talked about for years to come. Look for Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Crook Manifesto, coming soon!
American Tall Tales
American Tall Tales - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Tall Tales write by Mary Pope Osborne. This book was released on 2013-08-28. American Tall Tales available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The perfect addition to every family’s home library and just right for sharing aloud, American Tall Tales introduces readers to America’s first folk heroes in nine wildly exaggerated and downright funny stories. Here are Paul Bunyan, that king-sized lumberjack who could fell “ten white pines with a single swing”; John Henry, with his mighty hammer; Mose, old New York’s biggest, bravest fireman; Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, who could “outgrin, outsnort, outrun, outlift, outsneeze, outsleep, outlie any varmint”; and other uniquely American characters, together in one superb collection. In the tradition of the original nineteenth-century storytellers, Mary Pope Osborne compiles, edits, and adds her own two cents’ worth—and also supplies fascinating historical headnotes. Michael McCurdy’s robust colored wood engravings recall an earlier time, perfectly capturing all the vitality of the men and women who carved a new country out of the North American wilderness.
