Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Part of the Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Books series
- Subject
- Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Age
- 6-8 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 104
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Size
- 21.1 cm × 25.6 cm
- ISBN
- 9781452103143
Coretta Scott King Book Award, Illustrator, Honor
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Honor
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Nonfiction Honor
Parent's Choice Award
Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Children's Books of the Year List
Bologna Ragazzi Nonfiction Honor 2014
In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait for young people of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Honor
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Nonfiction Honor
Parent's Choice Award
Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Children's Books of the Year List
Bologna Ragazzi Nonfiction Honor 2014
In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait for young people of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.
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What reviewers said
"Lovely."--Library Media Connection
"Honors the colorful exuberance of both the Jazz era and Baker's life."
"Truly amazing."--Richie Partington, Richie's Picks
The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year
"An extraordinary dancer and woman is here celebrated with style and empathy."
"If your child's gotta sing and gotta dance, then she's gotta read this book, too."
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