A dyslexic friendly novel, ‘Dance of Resistance’ tells the story of Josephine Baker, a performer and civil rights activist. Starting right from her birth in 1906, Josephine’s life story is told in the first person.
The book is split into short chapters detailing her dream to be on the stage and how she made it come true through her hard work and determination. Whilst I knew some information about Josephine’s adult life, I didn’t know very much about her childhood and I think this is a really thorough retelling of her story. She had a fascinating life and her involvement with the French Resistance during WWII makes this book a good link to history topics in Primary Schools, whilst also linking to Black history and civil rights.
I think this book would be best suited to UKS2 as there are a few things that may require further explanation such as that it was more common for people to marry younger at the time.
A resource pack provided by the publisher to accompany the book Dance of Resistance.
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Does the book contain anything that teachers would wish to know about before recommending in class (strong language, sensitive topics etc.)?
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