Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 3,874
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 790L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 160655, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- African American entertainers--France--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Dancers--France--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975--Juvenile literature
- Dancers
- African American entertainers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
- Baker, Josephine
- France
- Lists With This Book
- African American Experience
- World History
- Black History Biographies
- American Heroes
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Patricia Hruby Powell
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Awards & Distinctions 11

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2015

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2014

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2014
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