Kids' Reading List: Classics for 6 to 9 Years
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John Henry
By Julius Lester; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
This retelling adds some modern twists to the classic legend of the African American hero who races against a steam drill to cut a path through a mountain for the railroad.By Julius Lester; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Dial, 1994. ISBN: 9780803716063
* 2010 addition