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1) Rosa Parks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rosa Parks grew up during segregation in Alabama, but she was taught to respect herself and stand up for her rights. In 1955, Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her decision had a huge impact on civil rights, eventually leading to the end of segregation on public transport. Rosa was described as "the mother of the freedom movement". This inspiring story of Rosa's life is moving,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
The autobiography of Rosa Parks, the Afro-American woman who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her arrest led to a year long boycot of the bus system which ended with a federal injunction against segregation on buses.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
No discussion of the Civil Rights Movement is complete without the story of Rosa Parks. But what was this activist like as a child? Following young Rosa from a fishing creek to a one-room schoolhouse, from her wearing homemade clothes to wondering what "white" water tastes like, readers will be inspired by the experiences that shaped one of the most famous African-Americans in history.
7) Rosa
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book is an account of Rosa Parks and her refusal to give up her seat on a city bus, an event that changed our history.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recounts Rosa Parks' daring effort to stand up for herself and other African Americans by helping to end segregation on public transportation.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure, skillfully weaving her dramatic story into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case that would change the course of American history.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A cumulative narrative recounting the story of Rosa Parks, an African-American woman who sparked the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, for a white man.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young People
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the African American woman and civil rights worker whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a boycott which lasted more than a year in Montgomery, Alabama.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
©2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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."
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