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John Henry: An American Legend

by Ezra Jack Keats · 1965

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Illus. in full color. The Caldecott Medalist's powerful classic is now reissued in a handsome paperback edition, as well as a library edition.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisAmerican historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisdiversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of thissocial sciencesocial scienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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