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Josephine : the dazzling life of Josephine Baker Cover Image Book

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

Powell, Patricia Hruby, 1951- (Author). Robinson, Christian, (illustrator.).

Summary:

A 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1452103143
  • ISBN: 9781452103143
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
790L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 1 160655.
Language Note:
Text in English.
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection
Boston Globe/Horn Nonfiction Honor, 2014.

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Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 > Juvenile literature.
African American entertainers > France > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Dancers > France > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women.
Womyn.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 36 of 39 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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  • 1 current hold with 39 total copies.
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