Written by Julius Lester and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

A 1995 Caldecott Honor Book
The Meanest Man in the State
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The Race
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John Henry Was Up at Sunrise
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John Henry Starting on the Mountain
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Just My Hammers Sucking Wind
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John Henry Broke Through
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Finally It Was Quiet
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Through The Roof (Study)
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When John Henry Was Born Study
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Into The Sunlight (Study)
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Let’s Have A Race (Study)
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Let’s Have A Race II (Study)
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The Boulder Shivered (Study)
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They Came From Everywhere To See Him (Study)
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