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Rosa

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 22 Ratings and 22 Reviews

Book Description
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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." An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs... More
Book Information
PublisherHenry Holt & Company, Inc.
BindingKindle Edition (11 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages40
ISBN-10B006UA85NS
Publication Date01/05/2012
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About Nikki Giovanni (Author) : Nikki Giovanni is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Nikki Giovanni include Hip Hop Speaks to Children With Audio CD: A Celebr... more
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About Bryan Collier (Illustrator) : Bryan Collier is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Bryan Collier include Doo-Wop Pop, Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship, Barack Oba... more
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Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montg...
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4/4/2009 Karen Lemmons said:
Nikki's poetry and storytelling skills not only tells Rosa Park's story, but the civil rights story, too. Through Bryan Collier's illustrations, Rosa Park is an icon, and the people who support the civil rights movement are as varied as the patterns he uses. As varied as the patterns, and the peop... more

tags: Bryan Collier, Nikki Giovanni, Rosa Parks, African American

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5/8/2008 Laurie Thompson tagged as: I recommend

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