Nothing can stop John Henry--no boulder, no mountain, and definitely no steam drill. Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester writes with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a natural phenomenon. Jerry Pinkney received a Caldecott Honor for his exuberant, glowing watercolor paintings of the hero. The book, celebrating its tenth year in print, was als...(展开全部)

The stunning 1995 Caldecott Honor Book John Henry is stronger than ten men, and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Julius Lester's folksy retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad has warmth, tall tale humor, and boundless energy. Jerry Pinkney illustrates the story with "rich colors borrowed from the rocks and the earth, so beautiful that they sum...(展开全部)

Nothing can stop John Henry--no boulder, no mountain, and definitely no steam drill. Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester writes with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a natural phenomenon. Jerry Pinkney received a Caldecott Honor for his exuberant, glowing watercolor paintings of the hero. The book, celebrating its tenth year in print, was als...(展开全部)

The stunning 1995 Caldecott Honor Book John Henry is stronger than ten men, and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Julius Lester's folksy retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad has warmth, tall tale humor, and boundless energy. Jerry Pinkney illustrates the story with "rich colors borrowed from the rocks and the earth, so beautiful that they sum...(展开全部)

美国当地时间2017年4月10日，科尔森·怀特黑德凭借《地下铁道》成为二十一世纪唯一凭借同一部小说擒得美国国家图书奖和普利策奖的小说家，跻身福克纳、安•波特、马拉默德、厄普代克、沃克、普鲁之列！ 2016年8月，科尔森·怀特黑德构思长达16年的长篇小说《地下铁道》出版，入选奥普拉读书俱乐部推荐书目，被奥巴马列入夏季书单，11月获得美国国家图书奖，自此“地下铁道旋风”席卷全美，作品进入年底全部选书榜单。科尔森·怀特黑德被媒体誉为“美国在世作家中最出类拔萃的一个”。 科尔森·怀特黑德（Colson Whitehead，1969— ），生于纽约，在上东区长大，童年时期就立志成为作家。毕业于哈佛大学。获得过麦克阿瑟天才奖、古根海姆奖及怀丁作家奖。 他写过六部小说，两部非虚构作品。1999年发表处女作《直觉主义者》(The Intuiti onist)即引起广...(展开全部)

The Turkestano-Siberian Railroad, or Turksib, was one of the great construction projects of the Soviet Union's First Five-Year Plan. As the major icon to ending the economic "backwardness" of the USSR's minority republics, it stood apart from similar efforts as one of the most potent metaphors for the creation of a unified socialist nation. Built between December 1926 and Janu...(展开全部)

Matthew J. Payne is assistant professor of history at Emory University.

Matthew J. Payne is assistant professor of history at Emory University.

The Turkestano-Siberian Railroad, or Turksib, was one of the great construction projects of the Soviet Union's First Five-Year Plan. As the major icon to ending the economic "backwardness" of the USSR's minority republics, it stood apart from similar efforts as one of the most potent metaphors for the creation of a unified socialist nation. Built between December 1926 and Janu...(展开全部)

Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hellish for all slaves, but Cora is an outcast even among her fellow Africans, and she is coming into womanhood; even greater pain awaits. Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her of the Underground Railroad and they plot their escape. Like Gulliver, Cora encounters different worlds on each leg of her journey. ...(展开全部)