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A girl named Rosa : the true story of Rosa Parks / by Denise Lewis Patrick.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: American girls collectionPublisher: New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2018Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781338193077
  • 1338193074
Other title:
  • True story of Rosa Parks
  • Rosa Parks
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
A place called Pine Level -- Lessons in being brave -- Leaving home to learn -- Black and white -- Getting involved -- A serious choice.
Summary: The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955, but how did she come to be so brave?
List(s) this item appears in: Rosa Parks
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography Parks, R. P314 Available 33111008544849
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Parks, R. P314 Available 33111008685386
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Before they were American women, they were American girls! Strong. Brave. Inspiring.The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955, but how did she come to be so brave? A Girl Named Rosa describes the defining moments that made up her childhood and adolescence with full-color illustrations throughout. In addition to stories and facts about Rosa's upbringing and accomplishments, the book includes a timeline and a glossary, plus a profile of a noteworthy and contemporary American girl following in Rosa's monumental footsteps to stand up for equal rights, even in the face of adversity.

The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955, but how did she come to be so brave?

A place called Pine Level -- Lessons in being brave -- Leaving home to learn -- Black and white -- Getting involved -- A serious choice.

Age 6-9.

Grades K to Grade 3.

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