Who Is The Illustrator Of The Watsons Go To Birmingham?

Who published Watsons Go to Birmingham?

Why did the author wrote The Watsons Go to Birmingham?

The Watsons Go to Birmingham was

inspired by a road trip to Florida that Curtis’s family took when his sister-in-law moved to Florida

. … It was not until Curtis’s son brought home Dudley Randall’s poem “The Ballad of Birmingham” that “he knew the family wanted to go to Birmingham” (Curtis, 2002).

Who is Larry Dunn in The Watsons Go to Birmingham?

Larry Dunn is

the king of Kindergarten to fourth grade

. He’s king because he’s bigger, stronger, and older than everyone else on account of flunking two or three grades. If Larry is king, then Byron is a god. He’s in sixth grade and is also older than everyone because he flunked at least once.

Who wrote the Watsons?

The Watsons is an abandoned novel by

Jane Austen

, probably begun about 1803. There have been a number of arguments advanced why she did not complete it and other authors have since attempted that task.

Why was the Watsons Go to Birmingham banned?

The Watsons Go To Birmingham–1963

Challenged in the Stafford County, Va. middle schools (2002)

because a parent was offended by some language

. The book is a 1996 Newbery Honor winner and the same year was named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book.

Why does Mr alums want Kenny to read for his students?

Mr. Alums wants to use Kenny as

a way of driving home the message of how important it is to be able to read well

. He hopes that by getting Kenny to read to them, his students will understand the importance of being familiar and comfortable with works of literature.

What do the Watsons call their car?

The family has nicknamed the car

the “Brown Bomber

,” and it has several antiquated features, such as a metal bar running down the middle of the windshield (which cars did not have in 1963). Before the family heads south to Alabama, Mr. Watson buys a special record player for the car, which he refers to as a TT AB-700.

What is the main problem in the Watsons Go to Birmingham?

There are a number of conflicts in the story, but the main one is

the difficulty the family is having with oldest son Byron’s rebellious behavior

. Byron, a young teen, is sullen and rude.

Who died in the Watsons Go to Birmingham?

Herman Cash

was never charged and died in 1994. 22 people were injured in the bombing and four young girls were killed; Addie Mae Collins(14), Denise McNair(11), Carole Robertson(14) and Cynthia Wesley(14). Director, Spike Lee did a documentary about the incident titled “4 Little Girls”.

How did Kenny think of Rufus?

Kenny believes that

Rufus will be his”saver” by taking the mean spirited attention away from Kenny, and having it directed at himself

. Initially, Kenny even participates in the jeers and taunts, but then discovers he does not care to be one of those kids and stops.

What does Kenny think Birmingham looks like?

By Christopher Paul Curtis

Kenny is surprised that Birmingham looks so

much like Flint, with regular houses and great big trees

. It’s been ten years since the Watsons last visited Birmingham, so Kenny and Joey have never actually met Grandma Sands. There’s lots of hugging and crying and laughing all around.

Why did momma have the whole trip to Birmingham planned?

Why did Momma have the whole trip to Birmingham planned? (Sample response:

She wanted to have a tight schedule so that they would avoid spending too much money and she wanted to prevent Dad

from trying to drive too far while exhausted.)

Why did Kenny think Joetta was dead?

Why did Kenny think Joetta was dead? Kenny thought Joey was dead

because she was at the church that day and when he went to see what happened the whole building was blocked by rocks and pieces of the building

. … When Joey came home Kenny thought that Wool Pooh got to her and that is why she is acting so weird.

Who stole Kenny’s gloves?

Kenny tells Byron that

Larry

stole his gloves, and Byron takes Kenny to find Larry.

Where did the Watsons stop on the way to Birmingham?

Tangled Up in God’s Beard. The Weird Watsons take their first break at

a rest stop outside of Toledo, Ohio

. They stop for sandwiches and a bathroom break, only the bathrooms are like nothing Kenny has ever seen.