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Author:

Lester, Julius.

Title:

John Henry [sound recording] / by Julius Lester.

Format:

[sound recording] /

Publisher:

Scholastic,

Copyright Date:

2002, c1998

Description:

1 sound disc (ca. 18 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book ([38] p. : col. ill.)

Subject:

Talking books for children.
John Henry (Legendary character)--Juvenile literature.
John Henry (Legendary character)--Legends.
African Americans--Folklore.
Folklore--United States.
Caldecott Honor Medal.

Other Authors:

Pinkney, Jerry.
Taliefero, Crystal.
Jackson, Samuel L.

Notes:

Compact disc. Accompanying book illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Book published: New York : Dial Books, c 1994. "Read A-long CD" to be used with book of the same title. Track 1: With page-turn signals. Track 2: Without page-turn signals. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson.

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.

ISBN:

9780803716063 (book)
0803716060 (book)
9781555927356 (CD)
1555927351 (CD)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)52912669

Locations:

CKPA482 -- Amana School-Community Library (Amana) — J Disc PB LES

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)