A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

I gave this book five stars because I liked how it was informational and yet flows like other story books. The book talks about important American history and the information given was accurate and important for children to know. I also really enjoyed the illustrations, they were extremely detailed.......more

This book is a biography of Rosa Park, the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." This book is just as beautiful as the Martin Luther King, Jr. book, if not more so. The artist for the two books is the same. There are lots of good facts about Rosa Parks in here. I liked this book. I never really kne......more

This book does a wonderful job of showing Rosa Park's life beyond her refusal to move on the bus. Because of this, I think it would be wonderful to use alongside a social studies class when learning about the civil rights movement. One activity I would have students do with the book is identifying t......more

This is story about the life of Rosa Parks. This story tells about her as a child living in Alabama and goes on to tell the most famous part of her life. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus. This book gives a good description of her life as a whole and how she got to the point whe......more

Appropriate Grade Levels: Third-Fifth Grade Summary: Rosa Parks was a black woman from Alabama. She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white folk and faced the consequences. Rosa Parks' actions helped to establish the civil rights movement. Review: The pictures in this book are very realistic......more