The pictures are brilliant and show what it was like at that for those that were laying down the train tracks. However, shortly afterwards, a steam hole driller it taken into the mountain which claims that it can drill faster than any man. In the book John Henry is portrayed as an American Legend that beat the odds and took on a steam engine in a competition to drill a hole into a mountain for a railroad with just his hammer. In the book John Henry is portrayed as an American Legend that beat the odds and took on a steam engine in a competition to drill a hole into a mountain for a railroad with just his hammer. /Width 300 The illustrations were better for what I needed. A star was removed because of the ending, definitely hard toAn American Tall Tale, told with gorgeous oil paintings to capture the essence of Americana, "John Henry: An American Legend," by Ezra Jack Keats is definitely an exciting read! A legend about Man vs the Machine.
7 0 obj /Filter /DCTDecode The story starts from when he is born, till how he finds all different jobs and finally ends up building the railroads.
I was taken for a ride as if I was there with John Henry from the day he was born with the hammer in his hand to the many adventures and trials he had faced. This story tells the classic tale of John Henry. It was a race to see which of the two could cut through the mountain first. He lived his life with courage and strength.The story of John Henry: An American Legend by Ezra Jack Keats was about a man who was known for his hard work as a railroad worker. The men are going to have to dig through it! Children will find it particularly engaging due to John Henry's upstanding nature and the daring events that John Henry participated in, and in his sense of adveThe book is an educational and somewhat whimsical read that tells children the tale of John Henry, a folklore hero from the railroad building days of the United States. /Length 8 0 R He lived his life with courage and strength.John Henry by Ezra Jack Keats is an American Legend about a man born with a hammer in his hand and died the same. John Henry drives spikes faster than anyone and sings to the clanks of his hammer. The Great Migration was the movement of six million African Americans out of the South to urban areas in the Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1...Illus. /ca 1.0 John Henry wins the challenge, but he pays the ultimate price for his hard work. John Henry goes on to prove that his strength and determination are a force to be reckoned with. The text is rather simple and straightforward. He is afraid when his job is thThe book opens up with a hush settling over the hills with the sky swirling soundlessly around the moon. This is where we first meet John Henry being born. When he grew into a strong young man he ventured out into the world to find his purpose.
Since it was published during the Civil Rights era, the legend was an empowering history of how strong African Americans could be. John Henry is depicted as a strong, powerful force of nature that was a a driving force in this story. Henry was a hard worker just like his father which I admire so much. In the final showdown John Henry squares off against a machine that could put him and his fellow workers out of business. After that, he gets a job at a railroad laying track. After helping his family, and realizing he can help them no more, he sets out to find a job. He spent his childhood working with his father, and decided to go off on his own as a man. In search of adventure and excitement he encounters exciting moments before finally taking on the machine. /Type /ExtGState Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment John Henry is the strongest man to work on the railroad and he is never seen without his ax. John Henry drives spikes faster than anyone and sings to the clanks of his hammer. During one of the trips, the paddle wheel rod breaks, and John, being the strong man that he is,John Henry: An American Legend tells the tale of a child, John Henry, who was born on a frightful, windy night. in full color. Johny Henry: An American Legend is a timeless story for children of all ages.