Beautiful prose and illustrations, but...

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	• Rosa Nikki Giovanni Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2005 - 40 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Beautiful prose and illustrations, but...

if you're looking for an children's biography of Rose Parks or of the Civil Rights Movement, this books isn't it.

Buy it for Giovanni's magical and powerful words.

Buy it for Collier's amazing pictures.

Don't buy it if it's intended to teach children who are wholly uninformed about American history. I had six immigrant teenagers read this book, and all they could tell me after they were finished was that Rosa Parks was a lady who was thrown off a bus because of white people. They weren't sure why. And then a bunch of people walked to Washington D.C. afterwards, but they weren't sure how this connected to Rosa getting thrown off the bus. In the end the teens were really confused.

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Rosa

Everyday Rosa Parks rode the bus to work. There was a black and white section. She sat down in the neutral section and a man didn't want her to, but she stayed and got arrested. She was arrested for the wrong reason. People made signs and walked to support Rosa. They stopped riding the bus too.

I liked the book. The pictures were good. I learned that white and black people were separated. That's wrong. Since I read the book, I now want to watch a movie and learn more about Rosa Parks.

Reviewed by: Jada Monet, 7 years old

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Mulitcultural Literature

Most students are familiar with Rosa Parks, but this story takes you beyond the bus. We get a glimps into Rosa's personal life, which allows students to develop more connections. The illustrations are amazing, as is all of Bryan Collier's work. Great book selection!

Rosa

Good book, beautiful artwork. Get the book if nothing else for the pictures. The book itself was ok, it was a little jumpy and didn't go into very much detail of the actual event. However, it is a nice book for young children who don't need or want much detail.

Great intro to Rosa Parks

Beautiful illustrations accompany this simplified story of Rosa Park and the movement she inspired. The writing is very personal, though I was slightly annoyed at how the point of view jumped around instead of staying concise. Still, it's gorgeous, inspirational prose that gives off a lot of passion, and I was able to read it to my class. The illustrations are still the best part.

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She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask ?Auntie, are you going to move?? all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, ?No.?

An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history

      Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture- book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed.

      Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni?s evocative text combines with Bryan Collier?s striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective.

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