01229cam a2200313 4500 91576470 TxAuBib 20060531120000.0 041006s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004023359 9781404810020 hardcover : alk. paper 1404810021 hardcover : alk. paper (OCoLC)56755957 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Jones, Christianne C. John Henry : a retelling of the classic tall tale / by Christianne C. Jones ; illustrated by Ben Peterson. Minneapolis, MN : Picture Window Books, 2005. 32 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm. Read it! readers tall tales Kurth Foundation Grant 05. Retells some of the legends of John Henry, an African-American hero who raced against a steam drill to lay railroad tracks on a mountain. 20060531. John Henry (Legendary character) Legends. African Americans Folklore. Folklore United States. Peterson, Ben, ill. Read it! readers tall tales. TXTLL