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JOHN HENRY (APP)

What to know: The story of John Henry as told by Denzel Washington, illustrated by Barry Jackson and music by BB King.
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Recommended age 3-12
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"I really like it. It's a great way to enjoy reading the book or watching the video." Even my 15-year-old liked it. My eight-year-old recognized BB King. He really liked the song and sang along each time.
Wonderful phone app based on the classic children's book and the original Rabbit Ears videos. I enjoyed the familiarity of Denzel Washington's voice. The illustrations are wonderful. The story, though quite unbelievable, is a fable which tells the story of how machines pushed men out of the job of laying railroad tracks. It has a nice moral in that although a machine might outlast a man, it doesn't necessarily do a better job and there is some sort of soul and feeling put into human effort that is missing with machines. John Henry dies, as he does in the original story, and it's a sad ending to the story.
The story of John Henry as told by Denzel Washington, illustrated by Barry Jackson and music by BB King.
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