Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies: Ella Fitzgerald

A swinging bio of young Ella Fitzgerald, who pushed through the toughest of times to become one...
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SKU: 9780763664589
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Author: Roxane Orgill
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies: Ella Fitzgerald by Orgill, Roxane

Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies: Ella Fitzgerald

$14.67

Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies: Ella Fitzgerald

$14.67
Author: Roxane Orgill
Format: Paperback
Language: English
A swinging bio of young Ella Fitzgerald, who pushed through the toughest of times to become one of America's most beloved jazz singers.

When Ella Fitzgerald danced the Lindy Hop on the streets of 1930s Yonkers, passersby said good-bye to their loose change. But for a girl who was orphaned and hungry, with raggedy clothes and often no place to spend the night, small change was not enough. One amateur night at Harlem's Apollo Theater, Ella made a discovery: the dancing beat in her feet could travel up and out of her mouth in a powerful song -- and the feeling of being listened to was like a salve to her heart. With lively prose, Roxane Orgill follows the gutsy Ella from school-girl days to a featured spot with Chick Webb's band and all the way to her number-one radio hit A-Tisket, A-Tasket. Jazzy mixed-media art by illustrator Sean Qualls brings the singer's indomitable spirit to life.
Back matter includes resources for further information, and an index.

Author: Roxane Orgill
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 12/26/2012
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.06w x 0.12d
ISBN: 9780763664589
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 138407 / Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Roxane Orgill is an award-winning writer on music and the author of several biographies for young readers, including Mahalia: A Life in Gospel Music and Footwork: The Story of Fred and Adele Astaire. She is also the author of Dream Lucky, a book for adults about big-band jazz, race, and politics in the 1930s. She lives in New York City.

Sean Qualls
is the illustrator of many books for children, including Dizzy; Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane; The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Monzano; and Phillis's Big Test. He lives in Brooklyn.

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