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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Product Group
- Book
- Original Language
- English
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780805071061
- Book Title
- Rosa
- Publisher
- Holt & Company, Henry
- Item Length
- 11.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes, Collier, Bryan
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists, People & Places / United States / African American, Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
- Item Weight
- 15.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 40 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Holt & Company, Henry
ISBN-10
0805071067
ISBN-13
9780805071061
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45593263
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rosa
Number of Pages
40 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists, People & Places / United States / African American, Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
Publication Year
2005
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes, Collier, Bryan
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Item Length
11.3 in
Item Width
8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2005-002160
Reviews
Giovanni and Collier offer a moving interpretation of Rosa Park's momentous refusal to give up her bus seat. The author brings her heroine very much to life...a fresh take on a remarkable historic event., "Paired very effectively with Giovanni's passionate, direct words, Collier's large watercolor-and-collage illustrations depict Parks as an inspiring force that radiates golden light." -- Booklist , Starred Review "Purposeful in its telling, this is a handsome and thought-provoking introduction to these watershed acts of civil disobedience." -- School Library Journal "Giovanni and Collier offer a moving interpretation of Rosa Park's momentous refusal to give up her bus seat. The author brings her heroine very much to life...a fresh take on a remarkable historic event." -- Publishers Weekly "An essential volume for classrooms and libraries." -- Kirkus Reviews, Paired very effectively with Giovanni's passionate, direct words, Collier's large watercolor-and-collage illustrations depict Parks as an inspiring force that radiates golden light., Purposeful in its telling, this is a handsome and thought-provoking introduction to these watershed acts of civil disobedience., "Paired very effectively with Giovanni's passionate, direct words, Collier's large watercolor-and-collage illustrations depict Parks as an inspiring force that radiates golden light." -- Booklist, Starred Review "Purposeful in its telling, this is a handsome and thought-provoking introduction to these watershed acts of civil disobedience." -- School Library Journal "Giovanni and Collier offer a moving interpretation of Rosa Park's momentous refusal to give up her bus seat. The author brings her heroine very much to life...a fresh take on a remarkable historic event." -- Publishers Weekly "An essential volume for classrooms and libraries." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Preschool
Grade To
Third Grade
Dewey Decimal
323
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
"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., Rosa is a 2006 Caldecott Honor Book and the 2006 winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award., An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history 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." 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. Rosa is a Caldecott Honor Book and the winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award., 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. Rosa is a 2006 Caldecott Honor Book and the winner of the 2006 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award.
LC Classification Number
F334.M753P38427 2005
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