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Watson, Renée

Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills

32 pp. | Random | October, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-86973-0 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-96973-7 $20.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Christian Robinson. This picture-book biography of songbird Florence Mills highlights her humble beginnings as a "daughter of former slaves, who grew up in a teeny-tiny, itsy-bitsy house" before chronicling her rise to fame during the Harlem Renaissance and the strides she made for African American artists. Robinson's inventive mixed-media art beautifully complements Watson's lulling prose. An author's note expands on Mills's benevolent spirit.
Reviewer: Nicki Richesin

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