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...
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.
Lively, colorful introduction to this fascinating entertainer.
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