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Jazz Cleopatra: Josephine Baker in Her Time

Phyllis Rose

Paperback (Vintage, Jan. 2, 1991)

Follows the dancer's rise from poverty and obscurity to international stardom against the backdrop of 1920's Paris, and recounts her later civil rights activism and many adoptions

Jazz Cleopatra: Josephine Baker in Her Time

Phyllis Rose

Hardcover (Doubleday, Sept. 27, 1989)

Follows the singer's rise from poverty and obscurity to international stardom against the backdrop of 1920's Paris and a Europe in the shadow of Hilter, and recounts her later civil rights activism and many adoptions

Grandmother Winter

Phyllis Root

Paperback (Scholastic, March 15, 2001)

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B Is for Babar: An Alphabet Book

Phyllis Rose

Board book (Abrams Appleseed, May 1, 2012)

B Is for Babar takes readers through an alphabet of fun with Babar and his family. Arthur plays the accordion, Flora feeds the fish, and more! Young children will love this bite-size adaptation of the classic picture book Babar’s ABC.Praise for B is for Babar"While the illustrations will appeal to toddlers, this board book could be shared with older preschoolers as well.”—Booklist

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Jazz Cleopatra: Josephine Baker in Her Time

Phyllis Rose

Audio Cassette (Macmillan Audio, Feb. 1, 1991)

Josephine Baker's fascinating life encompassed stardom in the Paris of the 1920s, a career in the French Resistance, and civil rights activism in the '50s and '60s. Rose brings Baker to life as a performer, as a cultural icon, and as a black woman in a white world. 16 page of photos.