An illustrated biography in verse of Josephine Baker by author Patricia Hruby Powell and illustrator Christian Robinson.
Josephine Summary
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell
An emotionally powerful biography told in verse of a dancer, singer, comedienne, and enduring figure - Josephine Baker - from her birth in the slums, her fantastic success, and her fight against racial prejudice.
About Patricia Hruby Powell
Patricia Hruby Powell danced throughout the Americas and Europe with her dance company, One Plus One, before becoming a writer of children's books. She has marveled at the spirit, courage, and beauty of Josephine Baker for a long time, and while visiting schools as a storyteller/ author and working as a librarian, she realised what a great role model Josephine could be to young people. Christian Robinson remembers the first time he saw Paul Colin's illustration of Josephine dancing in a banana skirt. He was inspired then, at the age of 13. Years later he is still inspired by Josephine and never imagined being given the opportunity to share her story through illustrations of his own.
Additional information
GOR006059154
9781452103143
1452103143
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell
Commended for Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator) 2015 Commended for Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Nonfiction) 2014 Commended for Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award 2015 Commended for Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (Poetry) 2014
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