A Picture Book of Rosa Parks
Written by David A. Adler
Illustrated by Robert Casilla
A biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement. A great book for Black History Month and Women's History Month. This biography covers both Rosa Park's childhood as well as her adult life. Illustrations and text depict the discrimination and acts of violence against Blacks that were happening during Rosa Parks life. Then there's the crucial confrontation in 1955 when Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. Her role in the civil rights movement didn't end or begin with the incident on the bus, but endured her entire life. This biography shows how her brave act by an ordinary person started the Montgomery bus boycott led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr..
Additional Resources for Classroom Use:
-Biography Writing from Scholastic (provides an example and step-by-step directions for writing your own biography)
-An Educator’s Guide to The David A. Adler Picture Book Biographies
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