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Item Nr: B 112837 Title: Ain't Nothing But A Man
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nelson, Scott
Length: 64 Prod/Pub: Nat Geo Society
Copyright: 2008 Series:
Book Type: NP Biographee: Henry, John William
Copies: 5 Loan Period: 42 days
 
  Subtitle: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry. Historian Scott Nelson introduces children to the life of the real John Henry, drawing on songs, poems, and stories to describe the man behind the legendary African-American hero. Work songs. Trackliners' songs. Primary sources. Historical research. History detective. AR 6.6. RC 7.8. Lexile 1030. IL 5-9.

  Subjects:
  791 - AFRICAN AMERICANS
  204 - BIOGRAPHY
  1601 - BIOGRAPHY--MEN
  589 - HEROES/HEROINES
  677 - LEGENDS
  1680 - LEXILE 1000-1099
  1840 - PRIMARY SOURCES
  1613 - REQUEST--AEA
  1007 - SOCIAL STUDIES
  1015 - SONGS
  915 - TRAINS/RAILROADS
  1119 - U.S.--HISTORY--1865-1898