Josephine
Josephine
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Summary
An illustrated biography in verse of Josephine Baker by author Patricia Hruby Powell and illustrator Christian Robinson.
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Josephine by Patricia 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.
Patricia Hruby Powell's previous book, Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, won a Sibert Honor for Nonfiction, a Coretta Scott King Honor, and five starred reviews. She lives in Illinois. Shadra Strickland is an illustrator whose work has won an Ezra Jack Keats Award, a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, and an NAACP Image Award. She lives in Maryland.
SKU | Unavailable |
ISBN 13 | 9781452103143 |
ISBN 10 | 1452103143 |
Title | Josephine |
Author | Patricia Powell |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding Type | Hardback |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Year published | 2014-02-01 |
Number of pages | 104 |
Prizes | Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up), Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Coretta Scott King Award, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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