Rosa Parks (First Biographies) - Softcover

Holland, Gini

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0817268855 ISBN 13: 9780817268855

Publisher: Steck-Vaughn Co, 1998

Synopsis

True stories of true legends!Legendary figures triumph over tough challenges in these brief biographies. Beginning readers learn about favorite heroes and heroines in books they can read for themselves.When the mother of the civil fights movement refused to ride in the back of the bus it was the beginning of the end of segregation in Alabama. Visit all the high points in the remarkable life of this courageous woman.

About this title

Review:

"Few will be unmoved by the tactics employed by whites to disrupt the subsequent boycott; at the center, always, is Parks's dignified, calm recounting of outrages against her and other women and men, giving her words weight and impact as no raw fury could."--Kirkus Reviews

"The simplicity and candor of this courageous woman's voice make these compelling events even more moving and dramatic. Some readers will be stunned by Parks's firsthand accounts of violence against blacks; all will be deeply impressed by her boundless energy and courage."--Publisher's Weekly

"In this recounting of her life, she corrects some media-created distortions of events. Her references to so many people may overwhelm some readers at times, but this does not diminish the overall impact of a wonderful, warm autobiography."--School Library Journal

About the Author:

Rosa Parks also worked with Jim Haskins to write Rosa Parks: My Story (Dial and Puffin), an award-winning book for older readers. Mrs. Parks was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in June 1999. She lives in Detroit, Michigan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Steck-Vaughn Co
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0817268855
• ISBN 13: 9780817268855
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Price David