Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies: Ella Fitzgerald

by Roxane Orgill

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763664588
• ISBN13: 9780763664589
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7