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  • A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

    David A. Adler, Robert Casilla

    Paperback (Holiday House, Jan. 1, 1993)
    Called "The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement," Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.When she was arrested in December 1955, her act of civil disobedience sparked the year-long Mongomery bus boycott led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Across the city, African Americans refused to ride the public buses. This is considered the first large-scale US. demonstration against segregation. From Rosa Parks' early life through her activism and eventual honors, this fully-illustrated biography helps children understand the background and context that led Rosa Parks to fight for civil rights.Pura Belpré Honor-winning artist, Robert Casilla, gives life to history with his colorful paintings of Parks' story.Back matter includes author's note and timeline of important dates.For almost thirty years, David Adler’s Picture Book Biography series has profiled famous people who changed the world. Colorful, kid-friendly illustrations combine with Adler’s “expert mixtures of facts and personality” (Booklist) to introduce young readers to history through compelling biographies of presidents, heroes, inventors, explorers, and adventurers. These books are ideal for first and second graders interested in history or who need reliable sources for school book reports.
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  • A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

    David A. Adler, Robert Casilla

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Sept. 1, 1993)
    Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.
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  • A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

    David A. Adler

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Jan. 1, 1648)
    Hardcover with dust jacket, name on inside cover page otherwise in good condition
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  • Picture Book of Rosa Parks, a

    David A Adler, Robert Casilla, Charles Turner

    Audio CD (Live Oak Media (NY), April 30, 1997)
    An excellent introduction to the life of the woman who helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, A Picture Book of Rosa Parks covers much more than her crucial role in initiating the Montgomery bus boycott. Such issues as school desegregation and the presence of the Ku Klux Klan are offered as backdrops to her life story and help provide an accurate reflection of this stirring time in history.
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  • A picture book of Rosa Parks

    David A Adler

    Paperback (Scholastic, Jan. 1, 2000)
    A pictorial biography of the civil rights figure describes Parks's childhood, her 1955 refusal to give up her bus seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama, her arrest, and the effects of her actions.
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  • Picture Book of Rosa Parks, a

    David A Adler, Robert Casilla, Charles Turner

    Paperback (Live Oak Media, Jan. 1, 2004)
    An excellent introduction to the life of the woman who helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, A Picture Book of Rosa Parks covers much more than her crucial role in initiating the Montgomery bus boycott. Such issues as school desegregation and the presence of the Ku Klux Klan are offered as backdrops to her life story and help provide an accurate reflection of this stirring time in history.
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  • A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

    David A Adler, Robert Casilla, Charles Turner

    Paperback (Live Oak Media (NY), April 30, 1997)
    An excellent introduction to the life of the woman who helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, A Picture Book of Rosa Parks covers much more than her crucial role in initiating the Montgomery bus boycott. Such issues as school desegregation and the presence of the Ku Klux Klan are offered as backdrops to her life story and help provide an accurate reflection of this stirring time in history.
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  • A Picture Book of Rosa ParksA PICTURE BOOK OF ROSA PARKS by Adler, David A.

    David Alder

    Paperback (Holiday House Inc, April 1, 1995)
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  • A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

    Robert Casilla David A Adler

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Jan. 1, 1993)
    Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.
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  • A Picture Book of Rosa Parks Picture Book Biographies by David A. Adler

    David A. Adler

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Jan. 16, 1727)
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  • A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

    David A. Adler

    Paperback (Holiday House, Jan. 1, 1993)
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