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PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group

ISBN-100803706731

ISBN-139780803706736

eBay Product ID (ePID)579867

Product Key Features

Book TitleRosa Parks : My Story

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBiography & Autobiography / Women, Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists, People & Places / United States / African American, Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage

Publication Year1992

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorRosa Parks, Jim Haskins

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight11 Oz

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN89-001124

Dewey Edition19

Reviews"Few will be unmoved by the tactics employed by whites to disrupt the subsequent boycott; at the center, always, is Parks's dignified, calm recounting of outrages against her and other women and men, giving her words weight and impact as no raw fury could."-- Kirkus Reviews "The simplicity and candor of this courageous woman's voice make these compelling events even more moving and dramatic. Some readers will be stunned by Parks's firsthand accounts of violence against blacks; all will be deeply impressed by her boundless energy and courage."-- Publisher's Weekly "In this recounting of her life, she corrects some media-created distortions of events. Her references to so many people may overwhelm some readers at times, but this does not diminish the overall impact of a wonderful, warm autobiography."-- School Library Journa l

Grade FromThird Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal976.1/47 B

Synopsis"Even those familiar with her name will realize on reading this engrossing account how little they really know of Parks's life and the events that surrounded the dawning Civil Rights movement. Setting her historic refusal to give up her seat on a bus in the context of a life that began in 1913 in rural Alabama dramatizes the fact that her action came at a time and place that gave it the force to challenge the rigors of a lopsided system of justice. Few will be unmoved by the tactics employed by whites to disrupt the subsequent boycott; at the center, always, is Parks's dignified, calm recounting of outrages against her and other women and men, giving her words weight and impact as no raw fury could. Like sitting at the knee of an elder with much to tell, reading her story leads to ever more questions ('What was it really like then?') and shock that such injustices not only existed in the recent past but still linger." - Kirkus Reviews

LC Classification NumberF334.M753P37 1990