But that was all unrelated to what you're researching". Back during the big harmonica band movement in the United States." I was so taken back, I said, well, I've never heard of such a thing.
All the elementary schools had harmonica bands." I said, what? She said, "Oh sure. She said, "Well, that was back in the day during the '20s and '30s. When I asked her about it, she said, "Well, that doesn't really have anything to do with what you're researching." It was this adorable picture of this very integrated class of students sitting on the front steps of the school and each one of them holding a Harmonica. She showed me, among all these documents, a picture of the elementary school students during that year. She had pulled all sorts of documents for me.
The docent, I had already told her in advance about all the things that I wanted to research. I went to Lemon Grove, which is east of San Diego to their historical society. I thought I was going to write a book about the very first school desegregation case in the United States, Roberto Alvarez versus the Lemon Grove School District. The most surprising inspiration I have had for a book is when I thought I was writing one book and I went to research that particular book, and I discovered that that wasn't the book that I was writing at all. What is the most surprising inspiration you've had for a book? Today's kid question is from a person named Joanna. Today, I'm here with Pam Muñoz Ryan, the author of middle grade novels, such as Riding Freedom, Esperanza Rising, Echo and Mañanaland. I'm Grace Lin children's book, author, and illustrator of many books, including the middle grade novel, When the Sea Turned to Silver and the picture book, A Big Moon Cake for Little Star. Welcome back! On Today’s episode we answer a kid question bout book inspiration.
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