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A picture book biography that will inspire readers to dance to their own beats Singer, dancer, actress, and independent dame, Josephine Baker felt life was a performance. She lived by her own rules and helped to shake up the status quo with wild costumes and a you-can't-tell-me-no attitude that made her famous. She even had a pet leopard in Paris From bestselling children's biographer Jonah Winter and two-time Caldecott Honoree Marjorie Priceman comes a story of a woman the stage could barely contain. Rising from a poor, segregated upbringing, Josephine Baker was able to break through racial barriers with her own sense of flair and astonishing dance abilities. She was a pillar of steel with a heart of gold--all wrapped up in feathers, sequins, and an infectious rhythm.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/03/2012
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.60w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781416961239
Age: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 151001 / Jazz Age Josephine
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2011 pg. 64
Publishers Weekly 11/28/2011
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2012 pg. 2462
School Library Journal 01/01/2012 pg. 143
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2012
Shelf Awareness 01/24/2012
New York Times Book Review 03/11/2012 pg. 16
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 178 - Recommended, Satisfactory
About the Author
Jonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them are The Snow Man; The Little Owl & the Big Tree: A Christmas Story; Oil; The Secret Project; Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality; My Name is James Madison Hemings; Barack; The Founding Fathers!; and Lillian's Right to Vote, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist. Marjorie Priceman, illustrator of many acclaimed picture books, has won Caldecott Honors for her illustrations in Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! by Lloyd Moss and Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the Frist Hot-Air Balloon Ride, which she also wrote. She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/03/2012
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.60w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781416961239
Age: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 151001 / Jazz Age Josephine
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2011 pg. 64
Publishers Weekly 11/28/2011
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2012 pg. 2462
School Library Journal 01/01/2012 pg. 143
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2012
Shelf Awareness 01/24/2012
New York Times Book Review 03/11/2012 pg. 16
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 178 - Recommended, Satisfactory
About the Author
Jonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them are The Snow Man; The Little Owl & the Big Tree: A Christmas Story; Oil; The Secret Project; Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality; My Name is James Madison Hemings; Barack; The Founding Fathers!; and Lillian's Right to Vote, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist. Marjorie Priceman, illustrator of many acclaimed picture books, has won Caldecott Honors for her illustrations in Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! by Lloyd Moss and Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the Frist Hot-Air Balloon Ride, which she also wrote. She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.