{"product_id":"john-henry-an-american-legend-9780394890524","title":"John Henry: An American Legend","description":"\u003cb\u003eCaldecott Medalist Ezra Jack Keats's vibrant retelling of the popular African American folk ballad.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave you heard the tale? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Henry was born with a hammer in his hand. He was taller and stronger than anyone around. When men started talking about laying railroad tracks across the prairies and deserts, and right through the mountains, John Henry knew he and his hammer had to be a part of it. And drive those spikes he did  Then came the day when a challenge was announced: Who could dig a tunnel through a mountain faster--John Henry and his hammer? Or a steam drill?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEzra Jack Keats\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-1983) is the Caldecott Medal-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Snowy Day\u003c\/i\u003e, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multicultural, urban setting. Since its initial publication, \u003ci\u003eThe Snowy Day\u003c\/i\u003e has come to be regarded as both a children's classic and one of the most important picture books ever written\/illustrated. Ezra Jack Keats' legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, Peter--the star of \u003ci\u003eThe Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair, A Letter to Amy, Goggles\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. Visit the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation online at www.ezra-jack-keats.org\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620412395794,"sku":"9780394890524","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f7a9f8e8-d3b9-45bc-bde6-d3f383de417f.jpg?v=1732565729","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/john-henry-an-american-legend-9780394890524","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}