Rosa Parks Biography

by Cammie Wilson

Most young readers know that Rosa Parks refused to sit at the back of the bus one fateful day in Montgomery, Alabama. Yet the incident that propelled her to the front of the civil rights movement was... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439163307
• ISBN13: 9780439163309
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer

From the Back of the Bus to the Front of a Movement explains why Rosa Parks is considered the mother of the civil rights movement. The book gives an excellent review for a young audience of the history of race relations in the South. It details the events of the day Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus to a white man and the cascade of changes that resulted. Parks's many other contributions to the civil rights movement are also brought to light. The portrait of life in rural Pine Level, Ala., where Parks spent her early years will be an eye-opener for young people who are more familiar with urban and suburban settings. This is an informative, revealing account of an important era that makes valuable reading for young and not-so-young audiences alike.