Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies by Roxane Orgill

Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies by Roxane Orgill

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.

Roxane Orgill studied music history and theory in undergraduate and graduate school after playing the violin as a child. She has worked as a music critic for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Bergen County (New Jersey) Record, the Milwaukee Journal, and Billboard for more than two decades. She's also the author of If I Only Had a Horn: Little Louis Armstrong, a picture book. Orgill lives in Hoboken, New Jersey, with her husband and little daughter.

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ISBN 13	9780763664596
ISBN 10	0763664596
Title	Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies
Author	Roxane Orgill
Series	Candlewick Biographies
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Publisher	Candlewick Press,U.S.
Year published	2012-12-26
Number of pages	48
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