Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies: Ella Fitzgerald - Couverture souple

Orgill, Roxane

 
9780763664589: Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Candlewick Biographies: Ella Fitzgerald
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ISBN 10 : 0763664588 ISBN 13 : 9780763664589
Editeur : Candlewick, 2012

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

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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Éditeur
Candlewick
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0763664588
ISBN 13 
9780763664589
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Qualls Sean
Nombre de pages
48
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0763617334 ISBN 13 :  9780763617332
Editeur : Candlewick Pr, 2010
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