JOHN HENRY
by Lester, Julius
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0803716060
- ISBN 13
- 9780803716063
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, N.Y.: Dial Books, 1994. First edition, first printing . Hardcover.. Pinkney, Jerry.. Julius Lester is a Newbery Honor winner. Jerry Pinkney won the Caldecott Medal for this beautifully illustrated retelling of an American legend. Fine in near fine and bright unclipped dust jacket.
Synopsis
Nothing can stop John Henry-no boulder, no mountain, and definitely no steam drill. Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester writes with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a natural phenomenon. Jerry Pinkney received a Caldecott Honor for his exuberant, glowing watercolor paintings of the hero. The book, celebrating its tenth year in print, was also a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, a Parents magazine Best Book, and an ALA Notable Book, among other honors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48526
- Title
- JOHN HENRY
- Author
- Lester, Julius
- Illustrator
- Pinkney, Jerry.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0803716060
- ISBN 13
- 9780803716063
- Publisher
- Dial Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Children, fiction, folklore, illustrated, African-American, railroad, Caldecott Honor Book.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children/Juvenile;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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