num_pages: 32
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.
language: English
title: Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
titlecomplete: Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa (Great Black Performers, 3)
characters: Ella Fitzgerald
genres: Historical, Biography, Cultural, Childrens, Music, Picture Books, African American, Nonfiction, Jazz, History
ratings_count: 412
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers