Other episodes trace the growth of his generous spirit. As a child he helps his father by adding ``a wing onto the house with an indoor swimming pool and one of them jacutzis''-and that's just before lunch. From his momentous birth, when all the animals come to see him and the sun won't go to bed, John Henry works wonders. Copies of this book signed by both men are very rare.A great American hero comes fully to life in this epic retelling filled with glorious, detailed watercolors.
Lester wrote "To Sidney - Julius Lester" and Pinkney signed his name and added the date 6/28/95.
It is signed on the half title page by both Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney. It is in excellent, like-new condition, as is the dust jacket (which has a silver Caldecott Honors sticker affixed to the front). The book on offer here is a signed First Edition (Third printing) published in 1994 by Dial Press. What matters is how well you do your living."
He races the machine to cut through "a mountain as big as hurt feelings." He dies ("he had hammered so hard and so fast and so long that his big heart had burst"), but the onlookers understand that "dying ain't important. John Henry's most legendary feat is his battle against the steam drill. "From his momentous birth, when all the animals come to see him and the sun won't go to bed, John Henry works wonders," noted the 1994 Publishers Weekly review of this book that earned watercolor artist Jerry Pinkney a 1995 Caldecott Honors Award.Īs a child, John Henry helps his father by adding ``a wing onto the house with an indoor swimming pool and one of them jacutzis''-and that's just before lunch.
Two remarkable artists - writer Julius Lester and illustrator Jerry Pinkney - combined their talents to create his memorable retelling of the story of African American folk hero John Henry.
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