# John Henry

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- Authors: [Julius Lester](https://www.bookquiver.com/julius-lester), [Jerry Pinkney](https://www.bookquiver.com/jerry-pinkney)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 1999-12-01

## Description

Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney's warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad. When John Henry was born the birds, bears, rabbits, and even a unicorn came to see him. He grew so...

## Editions

### John Henry

- Publisher: puffin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4056-622-2
- Pages: 40
- Published: 1999-12-01
- Language: en_US