John Henry: An American Legend (Knopf Children's Paperbacks)

Caldecott Medalist Ezra Jack Keats’s vibrant retelling of the popular African American folk ballad.

Have you heard the tale?

John Henry was born with a hammer in his hand. He was taller and stronger t…

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