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10/22/14

John Henry: the Legendary Folk Hero

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Brad Kessler/ Barry Jackson
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster PUBLICATION DATE: September 1995
GENRE: Tall Tale READING LEVEL: Grades 2-5
BRIEF OVERVIEW: A tall tale retelling to story of a legendary African American hero who races against a steam drill to show his strength and his ability.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Discuss in groups the moral of the story, and once all groups have it; make them write about a time in their life that fit the moral that they came up with.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kelci Adkins, Valdosta State University ECSE)
LABELS: tall tale, African American, HERO, moral
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