Ella Fitzgerald The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa |
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| Author:
| Pinkney, Andrea |
| Illustrator:
| Pinkney, Brian |
| Series title: | Great Black Performers Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7868-0568-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
| Publisher: | Hyperion Books for Children
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| Imprint: | Jump at the Sun |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $16.49USD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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Ella Fitzgerald began her life as a singer on the stage of the Apollo Theater when she was just seventeen years old. Her rich voice and vocal innovations brought her fame and a remarkable career than spanned half a century and won her generations of fans around the world. Acclaimed author Andrea Davis Pinkney has told Ella's inspiring story in the voice of Scat Cat Monroe, a feline fan whose imagined narrative sings with the infectious rhythms of scat. Two-time Caldecott Honor winner...
More DescriptionElla Fitzgerald began her life as a singer on the stage of the Apollo Theater when she was just seventeen years old. Her rich voice and vocal innovations brought her fame and a remarkable career than spanned half a century and won her generations of fans around the world. Acclaimed author Andrea Davis Pinkney has told Ella's inspiring story in the voice of Scat Cat Monroe, a feline fan whose imagined narrative sings with the infectious rhythms of scat. Two-time Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkney's dramatic perspectives and fantastical images offer a jazzy improvisation all their own.