![]() ![]() ![]() This unique and creative work is a first purchase.- Natalie Braham, Denver Public LibraryĪn engaging introduction to Josephine Baker, an African American dancer who defied racial discrimination to become a global phenomenon in the 1920s and ’30s. Reluctant readers of nonfiction and poetry lovers alike will be drawn to this book's musical, theatrical nature, making for a fun, enriching, and holistic reading experience. Clear and lively descriptions of Josephine's story play out creatively in the text, introducing readers to basic principles of poetic structure in storytelling and offering an accurate portrait of a woman who fought for racial equality and civil rights through her life's passion: performance. Text and illustrations work in tandem to accurately document Josephine's extraordinary life and the era in which she lived. Louis to the dazzling stages of Paris all the way to Carnegie Hall. In a few short and well-organized parts, readers learn the story of one of the world's most well known female performers who danced and sang her way from the poor and segregated streets of St. Robinson's paintings are as colorful and rich as Josephine Baker's story, offering page after page of captivating and animated illustrations and rhythmic text, which is written in blank verse. ![]() Gr 5–8-This charming biography invites readers to step inside the vibrant and spirited world of performer and civil rights advocate, Josephine Baker. ![]()
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