Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird

The inspiring true story of Harper Lee, the girl who grew up to write To Kill a Mockingbird , from Bethany Hegedus and Erin McGuire. Perfect for fans of The Right Word and I Dissent . This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children. Nelle Harper Lee grew up in the rocky red soil of Monroeville, Alabama. From the get-go she was a spitfire. Unlike most girls at that time and place, Nelle preferred overalls to dresses and climbing trees to tea parties. Nelle loved to watch her daddy try cases in the courtroom. And she and her best friend, Tru, devoured books and wrote stories of their own. More than anything Nelle loved words. This love eventually took her all the way to New York City, where she dreamed of becoming a writer. Any chance she had, Nelle sat at her typewriter, writing, revising, and chasing her dream. Nelle wouldn't give up--not until she discovered the right story, the one she was born to tell. Finally, that story came to her, and Nelle, inspired by her childhood, penned To Kill a Mockingbird . A groundbreaking book about small-town injustice that has sold over forty million copies, Nelle's novel resonated with readers the world over, who, through reading, learned what it was like to climb into someone else's skin and walk around in it.

Product details

• Authors: Bethany Hegedus, Hegedus Bethany
• Assisted by: Erin McGuire (Illustration), McGuire Erin (Illustration)
• Publisher: Balzer & Bray
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9780063037403
• ISBN: 978-0-06-303740-3
• No. of pages: 40
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Information resources, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Literary, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Books & Libraries