Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies Ella Fitzgerald

Name: Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies Ella Fitzgerald
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ISBN: 9780763664589

ISBN-10: 0763664588

ISBN-13: 9780763664589

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Authors: Roxane Orgill, Sean Qualls

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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…

Book details

List price: $7.99
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 12/26/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 48
Size: 5.90" wide x 9.00" long x 0.19" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

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