John Henry: An American Legend
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Illus. in full color. The Caldecott Medalist’s powerful classic is nowreissued in a handsome paperback edition, as well as a library edition. “Theheroic figure of John Henry is captured in a simple rhythmic picture book.Dramatic pictures with large bold figures express the feeling of this talltale.”–(starred) “School Library Journal.”
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Ezra Jack Keats (www.ezra-jack-keats.org), who died in 1983, was one of the first people to create a realistic, friendly, multi-ethnic urban setting in picture books for young children. His legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter - the star of The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Peter’s Chair, A Letter to Amy, Goggles, and others.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780394890524
- Publication Date
- May 12, 1987
- Publisher
- Dragonfly Books
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 38
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 3 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 87017336
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 16577593
- Lexile® Level
- AD670L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.4
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 29781
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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