Rosa Parks

by Barbara M. Linde

In 1955, Rosa Parks bravely refused to obey a bus driver who ordered her to give up her seat because she was black. While she is best known for this action that sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Parks had actually been involved in civil rights work for years. This book puts Parks' courageous stance on the bus into the context of her lifelong belief in equality. Readers learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott in detail, review her life's most important...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433956942
• ISBN13: 9781433956942
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5