A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

by David A. Adler

Book Overview

Called "The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement," Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.

When she was arrested in December 1955, her act of civil disobedience sparked the year-long Mongomery bus boycott led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Across the city, African Americans refused to ride the public buses. This is considered the first large-scale US. demonstration against segregation.

From Rosa Parks'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082341177X
• ISBN13: 9780823411771
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.5" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Book

This suberb book helps know what happened during segregation. It really teaches you alot and has amazing pictures. If you need to read a great book to read this exciting book is the book to read! I would recommend this book to all ages because it really is that good!

Freedom to be Black

I hope every child gets to read a lest one Black history Book. Even grown men and women.Every person in this world should be able to fell What it was like to be in Black history and this book is prefect to help you.You will feel like you were there right next to Rosa Parks. If you your child or anybody else is interested in Black history I promise this is a book for you.

Great book in a series of Picture book biographies

David Adler has done a tremendous job with this biography as with the others in the series. The book is a great introductory biography for young students in grades K-3. Although his biographies have been criticized for being simplistic, I feel this is exactly what makes these books perfect for younger audiences. They were meant to be an INTRODUCTORY biography, not an exhaustive research study. Young listeners will not be bored and will not drown in excessive information. The book is abundantly illustrated with colorful pictures and concludes with a timeline of important dates. My kids, ages 5,8 and 11, love this series.

Review of "A Picture Book of Rosa Parks"

I really enjoyed this book. It is filled with great illustrations and fun & interesting facts that make it a wonderful book to teach children about Rosa's life. I would highly recommend it for all teachers & parents to share with children.