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Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)

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By Patricia Hruby Powell
Publisher Chronicle Books
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)
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Coretta Scott King Book Award, Illustrator, HonorRobert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, HonorBoston GlobeHorn Book Award, Nonfiction HonorParents Choice AwardWall Street Journals 10 Best Childrens Books of the Year ListBologna Ragazzi Nonfiction Honor 2014In 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, Josephines powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.

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3587 words3,587 words
104 pages104 pages
Lexile 790LLexile 790L
Grade 3 to 5Grade 3 to 5
Age 8-10Age 8-10
Published 2014Published 2014

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Book ISBN:

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