Who Was Rosa Parks?

Part of Who Was?

Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
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$5.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Penguin Workshop
72 per carton
On sale Dec 23, 2010 | 978-0-448-45442-9
Age 8-12 years
Reading Level: Lexile 700L | Fountas & Pinnell V
Sales rights: World
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.

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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.