Chronicle.Įlizabeth Cotten (1893 –1987) heard music in the sounds of the world and recreated them on her brother’s guitar, which, as a left-handed person, she played upside down and backward. Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten. Back matter includes additional biographical details and a bibliography. The lively narrative and bright illustrations reflect the joy in the music that Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys played for dances, in the studio, and at the Grand Ole Opry. After the group broke up, Bill, who was influenced by many musicians, invented bluegrass music, a combination of Scotch –Irish fiddle tunes, gospel, blues, jazz, and country string music. The youngest of eight children, he joined his brothers’ group, the Monroe Brothers, playing for dances and on local radio stations. The music of his bluegrass Kentucky home inspired shy Bill Monroe (1911 –1996) to become a musician. Back matter includes an extensive author’s note and a bibliography.īlue Grass Boy: The Story of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass Music. Success came with the publication of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, inspired by her own childhood, To Kill a Mockingbird. Determined to become an author, Nelle dropped out of law school and moved to New York City. With her friend Tru, she read books, spied on the neighborhood from a treehouse, and wrote stories on an Underwood typewriter.
Tomboy Nelle played with her brother rather than her sisters and watched her father try cases at the county courthouse. This engaging picture book biography introduces Nelle Harper Lee (1926 –2016), who grew up in the segregated, small town of Monroeville, Alabama. Included are picture book biographies to read aloud and pair with related books and works in other media at all age levels as well as three biographies of authors for independent reading by older readers.Īlabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird. In our second column on biographies this year, we focus on books about creative individuals who have made contributions in the visual, literary, and performing arts.
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