It's a simple biography. Not something for young grades more for high school but still a good book to read. ( )

This is a biography about Josephine Baker What i personally like about this book is that is showcases her highs and lows. She was doing so well she bought a leopard, she was grateful to France so she volunteered for the war, she adopted 12 children from all different parts of the world and called them her rainbow tribe in order to prove that the color of skin doesn't matter. It also showcased that she wanted an extreme lavish lifestyle to the point where she was spending more money than she was bringing in and she lost her home.
When she died, she was mourned and celebrated in Paris.
This is the second book I've read this year, where a Black performer is celebrated in France better than they would have ever been in the United States.
I read this as an Ebook and I think the layout was a little strange.
(It is important to note that this book isn't written by a Black author.) ( )

What a life! Josephine Baker was more than a dance. I found it amazing that she used these talents to spy on Nazis! She adopted 12 kids--her rainbow tribe. She said "children of different races can grow up together as brothers." How I wish more people believed this statement to be true.

"Life is a series of summits and behind each crest looms another peak to be scaled" ( )

Josephine Baker is one of my favorite historical figures. By all accounts, she was a total badass. The book gives a good overview of her accomplishments and her place in history. I’m glad this exists for children to grow up learning her story and why she has a rightful place in history. ( )

If only LibraryThing had a large, sparkling neon lit font for "Josephine Baker!" This is a true woman from history everyone should know. Josephine danced her way out of poverty and terrible racial discrimination in the United States eventually moving to Paris and becoming a world class performer. Even after witnessing the violence to black Americans as a young girl, she never stopped believing all people could live together peacefully and tirelessly fought for it. She lived what she preached eventually adopting twelve children from all over the world---her rainbow tribe---and all types of religions.
She is famous for many things including dancing in a banana skirt and walking her pet leopard down the Champs-Elysees.
Christian Robinson used real photographs to inspire his acrylic and collage illustrations and Patricia Hruby Powell's text is just as artistic written in poetry form. Both author and illustrator carefully researched her life and using the highest literary and artistic craft brought her story into the world for not only our reading pleasure but also to inspire and "dazzle" us.