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Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrator: Brian Pinkney
Grades: K - 4
Lexile®: 520
Guided Reading Level: P
Release Date: 2003
Themes: Biography;African-American;Music |
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Told in the voice of a cool cat named Scat, this dramatic story tells how Ella got her sound on the way to a most remarkable and inspiring career.
Reviews:
"Carefully selected vintage recordings, sound tracks and Billy Dee Williams' sensuous voice are layered artfully to produce a time-slip to the 1930's." - ALA Notable Committee
"Billy Dee Williams' silky narration (and) audiosnippets of Ella Fitzgerald's voice...infuse this outstanding adaptation of Andrea Davis Pinkney's biography." - Booklist
"A must-have for school and public libraries...(for) curriculum units including music appreciateion, American history, famous people, Women's History Month, and Black History Month." - School Library Journal
Awards: ALA Notable Book;CINE Golden Eagle;Storytelling World Award
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