Baby Flo: Florence Mills Lights Up the Stage - Hardcover

Alan Schroeder

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1600604102 ISBN 13: 9781600604102

Publisher: Lee & Low Books, 2012

Synopsis

"A biography of African American entertainer Florence Mills, an internationally renowned dancer, singer, and comedian of the Harlem Renaissance era, focusing on how she began her career as a child. Includes author's note and historical photographs"--Provided by publisher.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Straight up:

Florence was a remarkable child,

and that's a fact.

Pint-sized dynamo "Baby Florence" Mills was singing and dancing just about as soon as she could talk and walk. She warbled a tune while her mama did laundry. Everywhere Flo went, she strutted through the streets of Washington, D.C. with a high-steppin' cakewalk. Flo's mama and daddy knew they had a budding entertainer in the family, so they entered Florence in a talent contest.

Baby Flo went on to become an international superstar during the Harlem Renaissance but first she had to overcome a case of stage fright and discover that winning wasn't everything. Here is the spirited story of that spunky young girl learning to chase her dreams with confidence. A sensation in her time, Baby Flo is back, dancing and singing her way into hearts and history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1600604102
• ISBN 13: 9781600604102
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu