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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on December 1, 1955, she made history. Her brave act sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott and brought the civil rights movement to national attention. In simple, lively language, Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood to the present and recounts the events that shook the nation. Her story is powerful, inspiring and unforgettable.
4) Rosa Parks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of a woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.
6) Rosa Parks
Author
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4
Description
A biography of the black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, led to a bus boycott that helped galvanize the civil rights movement.
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"It's March 2, 1955, and an ordinary 15-year-old girl from Montgomery, Alabama is about to do something extraordinary. When a white bus driver orders Claudette Colvin to give up her seat for a white passenger, she refuses to move. After Claudette is arrested, her brave actions help inspire Civil Rights leaders organize bus boycotts and perform similar acts to defy segregation laws. Eventually, Claudette's court case results in overturning Alabama's...
9) Rosa Parks
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A brief biography of the African American who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Explore Rosa Park's incredible life as a civil rights activist in this early chapter biography. Carefully leveled text and historical photographs make this book an excellent choice to support College, Career, and Civil Life (C3) Social Studies standards for elementary grades. Table of contents, glossary, index, further resources, and author bio are included."--
12) Meet Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book introduces the life of Rosa Parks, who stood up for her rights as an African American when she refused to give up her seat on a bus.