In this chapter book biography by award-winning and bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney, readers learn about the amazing life of Ella Fitzgerald-and how she persisted. 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. But after winning over the audience with her singing at an Amateur Night at the Apollo, Ella's career began, and she eventually went on to become a world-renowned singer known as the First Lady of Song. Ella Fitzgerald began her life as a singer on the stage of the Apollo Theater when she was just seventeen years old.

Having lost her mother at a young age, Ella Fitzgerald struggled as a child, especially during the Great Depression. Andrea Davis was born September 25, 1963, in Washington D.C.and was raised in Connecticut. Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds-including Ella Fitzgerald! Andrea Davis Pinkney - Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa, Paperback - Ella Fitzgerald began her life as a singer on the stage of the Apollo.

Ella Fitzgerald by Andrea Davis Pinkney