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Jazz Age Josephine
Jonah Winter
Item #:
9781416961239
Price:
$17.99
This picture book in lively verse chronicles Josephine Baker's rise from an
impoverished
childhood in St. Louis to stardom on the stages of Paris. While celebrating Baker's
legendary status as an entertainer and the immense popularity she received in
Europe,
Jazz Age Josephine also touches on Baker's struggles to escape the racism
that she experienced in America, and her sadness at being unable to achieve such
acclaim in the land of her birth. The bright colors and
dramatic lines of Marjorie Priceman's illustrations capture the energy and verve of
the dances, such
as the Grizzly Bear, the Turkey Trot and the Charleston, for which Baker was
famous. Book, 40 pages.
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