Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled BannerBy: Monica Kulling Illustrator: Richard Walz Series: Step into Reading Francis Scott Key was a very busy man. He and his wife had 11 children. He was a lawyer and many people came to him for advice. But whenever he had a moment, he would jot down a line of poetry. He loved writing poems. When the War of 1812 broke out, Francis became even busier. He was well respected and often called upon to help keep the peace as the war between the United States