Rosa Parks: Meet a Civil Rights Hero (Meeting Famous People)
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (940 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0766020991 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
EDITH HOPE FINE is a former teacher who now writes full time. She is the author of several books for young readers, some of which were written in partnership with Judith Pinkerton Josephson. Fine lives in Encinitas, California.
Getting to know Rosa Parks: can do! Edith Hope Fine is such an accomplished author, and in this book she shows the reader her high skills. Rosa Parks comes across as a real person, not just a public transportation fare. We learn what was in Ms. Parks' heart and the background to her famous seating choice, written across the pages of the civil rights movement. Highly recommend this accessible account of the woman and her times.
These well-researched titles fill the need for early-grade biographies with an inviting four-color design and photos on every page. Whether reading for reports or for fun, children will come away with an understanding of each person's challenges, accomplishments, and impact on the world. Each of these books includes a timeline, words to know, a further reading list with Internet addresses, and an index.. Lively, fact-filled, and fun to read, the Meeting Famous People series introduces young readers to some of the amazing people of our past and present
But she was secretary of the NAACP in Montgomery, and in 1945, despite obstacles and after four tries, she was registered to vote. The short, clear text and the spacious design, with big type and lots of pictures of segregation and protest, make this a fine introduction to the person and the political history. From Booklist Gr. Far from the myth of the tired, innocent seamstress, this clear biography in the Meeting Famous People series shows that Parks was a longtime political activist. The climactic 1955 confrontation when she quietly refused to give up her bus seat to a w