Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker Contributor(s): Powell, Patricia Hruby (Author), Robinson, Christian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1452103143 ISBN-13: 9781452103143 Publisher: Chronicle Books
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Performing Arts - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2012030440 |
Age Level: 7-10 |
Grade Level: 2-5 |
Lexile Measure: 790(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.3" W x 10.1" L (1.54 lbs) 104 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Awards: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Honor Book, Children's Book, 2015 Coretta Scott King Award, Honor Book, Illustrator, 2015 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Honor Book, Nonfiction, 2014 Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up), Gold Medal Winner, Poetry, 2014 |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2013 Publishers Weekly 11/04/2013 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2014 pg. 278 Shelf Awareness 01/17/2014 School Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 127 Booklist 02/01/2014 pg. 60 Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 111 PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 55 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 27 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 160655 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Coretta Scott King Book Award, Illustrator, Honor Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Honor Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Nonfiction Honor Parent's Choice Award Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Children's Books of the Year List Bologna Ragazzi Nonfiction Honor 2014 In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait for young people 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. |
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