John Henry and His Mighty Hammer

by Patricia Jensen

Retells the life of the legendary steel driver of early railroad days who challenged the steam hammer to a steel-driving contest.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[J9 · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book my 6 yr old loved, a little old for my preschoolers. A solid reading level 2 book, this reader has a good amount of advanced vocabulary words, but not so long that it discourages a new reader. Used it for his read out loud book, which was perfect. It took about 20 mins for him to read and had just enough new vocabulary words to make it challenging. Also, it was a fun and interesting story he could get into. He liked it so much, he asked for more by this author. Great reading book!