Harlem's little blackbird : [the story of Florence Mills] / words by Renée Watson ; pictures by Christian Robinson.
A tribute to lesser-known Harlem Renaissance performer Florence Mills includes coverage of her youth as a child of former slaves, her singing and dancing performances that inspired songs and entire plays, and the struggles with racism that prompted her advocacy of all-black theater and musicals.
| Uniform Title: | MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Random House,
[2012]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
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| Physical Description: | 32 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
A tribute to lesser-known Harlem Renaissance performer Florence Mills includes coverage of her youth as a child of former slaves, her singing and dancing performances that inspired songs and entire plays, and the struggles with racism that prompted her advocacy of all-black theater and musicals. |
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| Note: | Subtitle from cover. |
| Call Number: | Mills F BIO |
| Audience: |
AD770L lexile |
| Special Audience Characteristics: |
Sentence length: 4 (hard) Word frequency: 3 (medium) Lexile. |
| Awards: | Carter G. Woodson Book Award, Elementary Level Honoree, 2013 |
| ISBN: | 9780375869730 0375869735 9780375969737 037596973X |
| Reading Program: |
Accelerated Reader AR Lower Grades 4.4 0.5 quiz: 155069.
Reading Counts RC K-2 3.70 2.0 quiz: 61357.
Accelerated Reader LG 4.4 0.5 0.5 155069 |