Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780763664589 (0763664588)
Publish date: December 26th 2012
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
Ella is undoubtedly a jazz giant. Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat tells of her childhood struggle and her entry into the world of music. A gritty tale of talent meets luck, with determination thrown in for good measure. Almost too much of a story for the picture book format. It tells more of her early dancing...
Informative, attractively illustrated introduction to Fitzgerald.
What a superb book! I very much enjoyed Roxane Orgill's picture book about Fred & Adele Astaire so I'm not surprised that this book about the early years of Ella Fitzgerald's life was just as good. Fitzgerald had a rough start but went off to become a jazz great. The crux of the story is Ella's dete...
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