The same way as everyone else, through books! Who Was Rosa Parks by Yona Zeldis McDonough is kid-friendly book that teaches kids who exactly Rosa Parks was. The book starts with Rosa's childhood and goes from there, emphasizing her legendary bus incident that sparked a revolution. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout. Short Summary In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 Civil rights workers--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature Read Who Was Rosa Parks? by McDonough, Yona Zeldis, lexile & reading level: 700, (ISBN: 9781101445938). Book enhanced with curriculum aligned questions and activities, world class educational video clips & contextual action clips. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title 'Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.' This biography has blackand- white illustrations throughout. This book was a nice way to tell the story of Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement that she and Martin Luther King Jr. were apart of. The story unwraps Rosa Parks life and all of her accomplishments. It addresses the Ku Klux Klan, segregation laws, Martin Luther King Jr., Montongomery Bus Boycott, bombings, and more historical events. Rosa Parks has 21 books on Goodreads with 16139 ratings. Rosa Parks’s most popular book is Rosa Parks: My Story. Boycott Blues is a historical fiction picture book about the story of Rosa Parks. This would make an excellent book for kindergarten and first graders to use while discussing cilvil rights movement. This book can be read great with a lot of passion and "bluesy" tone of voice to really get into the story. This little book introduces Rosa Parks, the “mother of the civil rights movement.” Simple, toddler-friendly text tells the story of her courageous decision to remain on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama — an action that resulted in Parks’ arrest, and ultimately, a victory for civil rights. One day, Rosa Parks got on a bus and did not give her seat to a white person. This helped to change the lives of black people in America. This is Rosa’s extraordinary story. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to Book Details ISBN 9780803740853 Publication Date January 1, 2014 Publisher Dial Books for Young Readers Page Count 40 Words Per Page 35 Audience Picture Reading Age 5 - 8 yearsLib. of Congress (LCCN) 2013034308 Lexile® Level 600L Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level~ OATOS® Book Level 3.1 Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5 Accelerated Reader Quiz 169139 Received the order in a timely fashion.. loved the book. I have known about Rosa Parks all of my life and recently read 7 Women by Eric Metaxas in which he honors her story. After that book (which was excellent, by the way), I had to read more about Rosa Parks and "Rosa Parks My Story" was recommended. This picture- book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed. Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni's evocative text combines with Bryan Collier's striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective. The author, Jeanne Theoharis, has written a scholarly work which provides insight into the lifetime activism of Rosa Parks. Most people only know of her arrest for refusing to give up her seat, to a white man, on a city bus, in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955. Civil Rights leader Rosa Parks is the 3rd hero in in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. Each picture book in this series is a biography of a significant historical figure, told in a simple, conversational, vivacious way, and always focusing on a character trait that made the person heroic. “Jeanne’s book not only inspired the documentary but has been a catalyst in changing our national understanding of Rosa Parks. Highly recommend!” —Soledad O’Brien, executive producer of the Peabody Award–winning documentary The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa ParksThe NAACP Image Award winning book that has helped redefine the public understanding of the civil rights icon—revealing
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