Rosa Parks / by Wil Mara ; poem by Jodie Shepherd.
Material type:
TextSeries: Rookie biographyPublisher: New York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2014Edition: [Revised edition]Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 19 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780531205617
- 0531205614
- 9780531212042
- 0531212041
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| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Reader | Parks, R. M298 | Available | 33111008516649 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Some people seem destined to make a lasting impact on the world. They might be daring explorers like Christopher Columbus or ordinary people, like Rosa Parks, who do extraordinary things. But they share one thing in common-the desire to change history for the better.
Key Features:
A "You Can." feature at the end of each book that tells the reader how he or she can emulate the subject Fast facts offering interesting, sometimes little-known facts about the subject A map with key indicating where the subject was born and other significant nearby areas A timeline that recaps important moments in the subject's life A poem about the subject Glossary with pictures www.factsfornow.scholastic.com See inside front cover for more information.Includes index.
Introduces the children to Rosa Parks who is a true American hero.