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Jazz Age Josephine Hardcover - 2012

by Jonah Winter; Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)

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. From bestselling children's biographer Winter and two-time Caldecott Honoree Priceman comes a story of a woman the stage could barely contain. Full color.


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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.

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  • Title Jazz Age Josephine
  • Author Jonah Winter; Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Second Printing
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York, NY
  • Date 2012-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781416961239 / 1416961232
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.1 x 9.6 x 0.6 in (28.19 x 24.38 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 600
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1920's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Black History
  • Library of Congress subjects Dancers, Jazz
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 11/01/2011, Page 64
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 02/01/2012, Page 0
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2012, Page 178
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2012, Page 2462
  • New York Times Book Review, 03/11/2012, Page 16
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/28/2011, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 01/01/2012, Page 143
  • Shelf Awareness, 01/24/2012, Page 0

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.
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