Jazz Age Josephine - Hardcover
by Jonah Winter
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Jonah Winter, Marjorie PricemanAudience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2012-01-03Pages:40
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416961239ISBN-10:1416961232UPC:9781416961239Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Social TopicsBook Topic:Performing Arts, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Prejudice & RacismSize:11.10 x 9.60 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.15Product ID:SCMN2499GJ
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416961239ISBN-10:1416961232UPC:9781416961239Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Social TopicsBook Topic:Performing Arts, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Prejudice & RacismSize:11.10 x 9.60 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.15Product ID:SCMN2499GJ
Jonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them are The Snow Man; The Little Owl & the Big Tree: A Christmas Story; Oil; The Secret Project; Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality; My Name is James Madison Hemings; Barack; The Founding Fathers!; and Lillian's Right to Vote, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist. Marjorie Priceman, illustrator of many acclaimed picture books, has won Caldecott Honors for her illustrations in Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! by Lloyd Moss and Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the Frist Hot-Air Balloon Ride, which she also wrote. She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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