![]() I really felt like he captured Rosa Parks' essence in the pictures of her and the details are amazing. Instead the author finishes up by explaining how Rosa Parks' actions sparked a whole movement which eventually led to the Supreme Court ruling against segregation.Īrtist Bryan Collier's illustrations are a lovely compliment to the text. ![]() I was a little disappointed that she didn't tell any more about Mrs. Parks act of civil disobedience which led to her arrest. I didn't realize that she was married, caring for an elderly mother and worked as a seamstress. ![]() She begins by giving a bit of background on Rosa Parks which even educated me. Parks refusal to move to the back of the bus which sparked a huge wave in the civil rights movement, but author, Nikki Giovanni, gives the reader a little more information about the before and after. I think most people are familiar with Mrs. Rosa is a lovely rendering of Rosa Parks' courageous act in a picture book format that is accessible to younger readers. Rosa Parks' courageous act sparked a firestorm of protest which eventually led to the Supreme Court outlawing segregation. Parks refused, he called the police and had her arrested. One day as she rode home from work on the bus, the driver asked her to move the back of the bus to make room for white passengers. Rosa Parks was an ordinary African American woman living in Montgomery, Alabama during the 1950's. ![]() Evernight Teen Summer Kick-off Blog Hop. ![]() Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin Launch. ![]()
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