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.