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Square Fish, 2007-26-12

Rosa

Rosa

Nikki Giovanni, Author

Bryan Collier, Illustrator

Paperback

9780312376024

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More than 50 years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is the subject of this picture-book tribute to her courageous action and the events that followed.
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Giovanni’s poetic voice and layered illustrations elevate this retelling of Rosa Parks’s defining moment. A powerful meditation on quiet strength and enduring justice.

Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Biography & Autobiography • Character • Conviction • Courage • Cultural & Regional • Dignity • Equality • History • Inspiration • Integrity • Justice • Juvenile Nonfiction • Prejudice & Racism • Resistance • Social Topics • United States - 20th Century

Readability • 4.9

Age Range • 4-8

Pages • 40

Subjects • Alabama • Montgomery • African Americans • Civil rights workers • Civil rights • History • 20th century • Montgomery (Ala.) • Race relations • Women • Parks • Rosa • African American women • Segregation in transportation

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century • Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism • Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural & Regional

An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history

She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask "Auntie, are you going to move?" all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, "No."

Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. 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.

Rosa is a Caldecott Honor Book and the winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award.

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