Jazz Age Josephine
Dancer, singer--who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you! (with audio recording)
Kids, Teen, General Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - YA
| Author: | Jonah Winter | ISBN: | 9781442447103 |
| Publisher: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | Publication: | January 3, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jonah Winter |
| ISBN: | 9781442447103 |
| Publisher: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Publication: | January 3, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
