Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Powell, Patricia Hruby

Coretta Scott King Book Award, Illustrator, HonorRobert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, HonorBoston Globe-Horn Book Award, Nonfiction HonorParent's Choice AwardWall Street Journal's 10 Best Children's Books of the Year ListBologna Ragazzi Nonfiction Honor 2014 In 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, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.Author: Patricia Hruby PowellPublisher: Chronicle BooksPublished: 01/14/2014Pages: 104Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.54lbsSize: 10.10h x 8.30w x 0.70dISBN: 9781452103143Audience: Ages 9-12Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.6Point Value: 1Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 160655 / JosephineAward: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor BookAward: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal WinnerAward: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor BookAward: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor BookReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2013Publishers Weekly 11/04/2013Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2014 pg. 278Shelf Awareness 01/17/2014School Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 127Booklist 02/01/2014 pg. 60Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 111PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 55SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 27Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In StyleAbout the AuthorPatricia Hruby Powell danced throughout the Americas and Europe with her dance company, One Plus One, before becoming a writer of children's books. She lives in Champaign, Illinois. Christian Robinson, formerly at Pixar Studios and Sesame Street Workshop, lives in San Francisco.