Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
38 Total Resources 10 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 3,874
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 790L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 160655
- Curricular Area
- History
- Physical Education
- 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
- Black History Elementary
Our Original Resources 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Patricia Hruby Powell
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Christian Robinson
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Christian Robinson “Illustrating a Biography”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Patricia Hruby Powell
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Christian Robinson
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 12
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Christian Robinson “Illustrating a Biography”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Patricia Hruby Powell
Created by Illinois Public Media
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by Design of the Picturebook
Interview with Patricia Hruby Powell
Created by New Jersey Children's Writer's Guild
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by The Children's Book Podcast
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by PBS NewsHour
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by Art of the Picture Book
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by Brightly
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Created by Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Unit Plan Presentation from Illinois Reads
Created by Illinois Reads
Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Curriculum Guide from Chronicle
Created by Chronicle
Unit Plan from Illinois Reads
Created by Illinois Reads
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Lizan Mitchell
Created by Recorded Books
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Chronicle
Created by Chronicle
Awards & Distinctions 10
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Illustrator Honor, 2015
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2020
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Biography Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2014
Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2014
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