Josephine : the dazzling life of Josephine Baker / words by Patricia Hruby Powell ; pictures by Christian Robinson.

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In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait 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 re...

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Main Author: Powell, Patricia Hruby, 1951- (Author)
Other Authors: Robinson, Christian (Illustrator)
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2014]
Series:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
Baker, Josephine, > 1906-1975 > Juvenile literature.
Dancers > France > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American entertainers > France > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Juvenile literature.
Biography
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Variant Title:
Josephine.
Format: Book
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Summary:
In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait 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.
Call Number:Baker J
BIO
Audience:
790L Lexile
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781452103143 (alk. paper)
1452103143 (alk. paper)
Reading Program:
Accelerated Reader MG 4.6 1 1 160655