Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
Description
Description
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 Brian Pinkney's dramatic perspectives and fantastical images offer a jazzy improvisation all their own.
About the Author
About the Author
Andrea Davis Pinkney is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of nearly 50 books for young readers, among them The Red Pencil and A Poem for Peter, as well as several collaborations with her husband Brian Pinkney, including Sit -In and Hand in Hand, which received the Coretta Scott King Book Award. Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous books for children, including two Caldecott Honor books, and he has written and illustrated several of his own books. Brian has received the Coretta Scott King Book Award for Illustration and three Coretta Scott King Book Award Honor medals. The Pinkneys have been named among the "25 Most Influential People in Our Children's Lives" by Children's Health magazine. They live in Brooklyn, New York.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Brian Pinkney turns out some of his best work yet...A 'skippity-hop-doo-dee-bop' picture book."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Cue up the music and read this one out LOUD."--Booklist, starred review
"The prose is jazzy and rhythmic in the voice of a hipster, and it's expertly illustrated with images inspired by the works of Harlem Renaissance artists...Cool."--Kirkus, starred review
"The Pinkneys have delivered a quick, lively trip back in time."--The New York Times Book Review
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub date:
2007-01-01
Length:
32 pages
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