Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer--who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you! (with audio recording) - Jonah Winter, Marjorie Priceman • BookLikes (ISBN:1442447109)

Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer--who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you! (with audio recording)

by: Marjorie Priceman (author) Jonah Winter (author)

Format: ebook

ISBN: 9781442447103 (1442447109)

Publish date: January 3rd 2012

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Pages no: 40

Edition language: English

Category:

Childrens, Non Fiction, Biography, Cultural, Juvenile, African American, Picture Books, Music, Jazz

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Chris' Fish Place rated it

6 years ago

http://ethiercn.booklikes.com Chris' Fish Place 5.0 Etta James could sing this book

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This book is about Josephine Baker pre-WWII, so the bit about her helping the French Resistance isn't here. Her cheetah is, however. Told in lyrics that read like jazz, the story of Baker's young life and start in stardom is related without fanfare, yet the racism that she faced is presented qu...

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ereksonj rated it

12 years ago

http://ereksonj.booklikes.com ereksonj 3.0

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Priceman's illustrations keep dynamic pace with Winter's metered text. Text starts in an old-time blues rhyme (think Blind Willie McTell or Lead Belly) and then shifts cadence as Baker begins to experience the life she hoped for.

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Peace, Love & Books rated it

13 years ago

http://sullywriter.booklikes.com Peace, Love & Books 4.0 Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer--who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you!

text Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer--who's that, who? Why, that's MISS Josephine Baker, to you!

Lively, colorful introduction to this fascinating entertainer.

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