Rosa Parks
Kaiser, Lisbeth2017
Book
In the 'Little People, Big Dreams' series, discover the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. Rosa Parks grew up during segregation in Alabama, but she was taught to respect herself and stand up for her rights. In 1955, she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her decision had a huge impact on civil rights, eventually leading to the end of segregation on public transport. Rosa has been described as The Mother of the Freedom Movement; this inspiring story of her life features a facts and photos.
Main title:
Rosa Parks / written by Lisbeth Kaiser ; illustrated by Marta Antelo.
Author:
Kaiser, Lisbeth, authorAntelo, Marta, 1981-, illustrator
Work:
Imprint:
London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2017.
Collation:
28 unnumbered pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781786030177 (hbk)
Dewey class:
323.1196073092BPAR
Language:
English
Subject:
Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 -- Juvenile literatureAfrican American women civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureAfrican American civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 5+Personal and Social IssuesBooks for very young children, children's picture books & activiChildren's picture booksChildren's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: History & the pastChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & places
BRN:
632410