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Who Was Rosa Parks? (2010)

by Yona Zeldis McDonough(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0448454424 (ISBN13: 9780448454429)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

review 1: Everyone knows who RosaParks is because most people learn about her in elementary school, well how do the kids of today's generation learn? The same way as everyone else, through books! Who Was Rosa Parks by Yona Zeldis McDonough is kid-friendly book that teaches kids who exactly Rosa Parks was. The book starts with Rosa's childhood and goes from there, emphasizing her legendary bus incident that sparked a revolution. This book will teach kids to always stand up for what you believe in even if someone else doesn't agree.The illustrations in this book are very unique. All illustrious besides the cover are in black and white and look hand drawn in pencil. This helps aide a child's mind to realize that this happened a long time ago. The easy to read, large lettered text makes... more reading easy for kids. This book is for medium to high level readers.
review 2: We all know that Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus. But did you know that when she was eleven she moved to Montgomery, Alabama to go to a better school or that her husband was 10 years older then she was? Who was Rosa Parks? is filled with interseting facts about Rosa Parks and her life. What will you learn about Rosa Parks?I would recommend this book to third graders and up who are studying the civil rights movement. McDonough, Y. Z. (2010). Who was Rosa Parks?. New York: Yearling. less

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