Don't Know Much About Rosa Parks - Softcover

Davis, Kenneth C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064421260 ISBN 13: 9780064421263

Publisher: Collins, 2005

Synopsis

Did young Rosa always follow the rules?

Why did she join the NAACP in 1943?

How did Rosa Parks get around Montgomery during the bus boycott?

In his trademark question-and-answer format, best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis sensitively describes the life of one brave woman who quietly fought for what she believed in. Rosa Parks was arrested after she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. But she had been fighting the laws that separated blacks and whites for a long time. This biography is peppered with informational sidebars and compelling quotes. Noteworthy photographs and dramatic black-and-white illustrations by Sergio Martinez help capture Rosa Parks's decisive courage, as well as the turbulence of the era in which she lived.

About this title

About the Author:

Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nation Rising; America's Hidden History; and Don't Know Much About® History, which spent thirty-five consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 1.6 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don't Know Much About® series for adults and children. A resident of New York City and Dorset, Vermont, Davis frequently appears on national television and radio and has been a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered. He blogs regularly at www.dontknowmuch.com.

From Booklist:

Gr. 4-7. "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in." Far from the myth of the naive little seamstress, this biography shows Parks as a longtime human rights activist whose refusal to give up her seat on the bus in 1955 grew from her many years of political work. Part of the Don't Know Much About series, this conveys history in a question-and-answer format. The accessible text and design invite discussion among readers (including some older than the target audience). Plenty of questions ("Why did Rosa Parks join the NAACP in 1943?" "Who were the Scottsboro Boys?") and clear, detailed answers; dramatic sidebars; quotes; and news photos and sketches clarify the history of the civil rights struggle and introduce people who made a difference. A bibliography and a chronology are included, but there are only a few documented sources. Several other books in the same series, including one on Thomas Jefferson, are now also available. Hazel Rochman
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About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0064421260
• ISBN 13: 9780064421263
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Martinez Sergio