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Orgill, Roxanne

Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald

48 pp. | Candlewick | August, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-1733-2 $17.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Sean Qualls. In jazzy prose, Orgill tells of young Ella's sad childhood and up-from-her-bootstraps rise to fame. Interspersed in the main text are lyrics from songs Fitzgerald made her own (e.g., "A Tisket, A Tasket"), giving the volume an improvised feel. Qualls's acrylic, pencil, and collage illustrations hum with the energy of a night out in Harlem. A list of recommended recordings is appended. Reading list, websites.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

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