Giovanni, Nikki.

Rosa / Nikki Giovanni ; illustrated by Bryan Collier. - 1st ed. - New York : Holt, 2005. - [34] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes fold-out pages.

Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006 School Library Journal, September 2005 Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2007 Booklist starred, June 2005 Library Media Connection starred, March 2006 Book Links-starred, September 2005 Pub Weekly, August 2005 Kirkus Starred, July 2005

Presents an illustrated account of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, and the subsequent bus boycott by the black community.

6.0 3-6 Follett Library Resources

Caldecott Medal/Honor, 2006 Coretta Scott King Award, 2006

0805071067

2005002160


Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 --Juvenile literature.
Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005.


African American women--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Alabama--Montgomery--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Segregation in transportation--History--Alabama--Montgomery--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers.
African Americans--Biography.
Women--Biography.


Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations--Juvenile literature.
Montgomery (Ala.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.

F334.M753 / P38427 2005

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