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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watson, Renée (Author)
Other Authors: Robinson, Christian (Illustrator)
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2012]
Edition:First edition.
Series:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
Mills, Florence, > 1896-1927 > Juvenile literature.
African American singers > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Singers > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Mills, Florence, > 1896-1927.
African American singers.
Singers.
African Americans > Biography.
Women > Biography.
Chanteurs noirs américains > New York (État) > New York > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Chanteurs > New York (État) > New York > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Music.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Music / Jazz.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American.
Mills, Florence.
African American singers > New York (State) > New York > BiographyJuvenile literature.
Singers > New York (State) > New York > BiographyJuvenile literature.
New York (State) > New York.
Picture books for children.
Picture books.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Genre:
Juvenile literature.
Biography
Biography.
Biographies
Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
BiographyJuvenile literature.
Picture books for children.
Picture books.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Physical Description:32 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book

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