Catalog Search Results
1) Rosa
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Description
Provides the story of the black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama set in motion all the events of the civil rights movement that resulted in the end of the segregated South
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on December 1, 1955, she made history. Her brave act sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott and brought the civil rights movement to national attention. In simple, lively language, Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood to the present and recounts the events that shook the nation. Her story is powerful, inspiring and unforgettable.
4) Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
A biography of Rosa Parks.
5) Rosa Parks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Readers will explore the life and times of historic figures in the History Makers: Past and Present series. Each book features a remarkable individual who has left their mark in history, exploring key life events, influences and inspirations, how they overcame obstacles, and their achievements and successes"--
8) Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Presents the life and accomplishments of the civil rights activist famous for sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott during the Civil Rights Movement.
10) Rosa Parks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
On the morning of December 1, 1955, hardly anyone in Rosa Parks' home town of Montgomery, Alabama had heard of her. By the time that night fell, she was on her way to becoming a household name all over the United States. That morning, she had refused to give up her bus seat to a white person. Rosa, who was African American, was tired of being pushed around because of the color of her skin. The news of her arrest spread like wildfire. African American...
11) Rosa Parks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Profiles the African American woman who sparked a bus boycott when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
No discussion of the Civil Rights Movement is complete without the story of Rosa Parks. But what was this activist like as a child? Following young Rosa from a fishing creek to a one-room schoolhouse, from her wearing homemade clothes to wondering what "white" water tastes like, readers will be inspired by the experiences that shaped one of the most famous African-Americans in history.
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A short biography of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, chronicling her childhood and early work with the NAACP, as well as the events surrounding the famous Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott which began because of Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus to a white man.
15) Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Description
Rosa Parks, an African American seamstress in 1955 Alabama, had no idea she was changing history when, work-weary, she refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus. Today, she is immortalized for the defiance that sent her to jail & triggered a bus boycott that catapulted Martin Luther King, Jr., into the national spotlight. Who was she, before & after her historic act, & how did that act sound the death knell for Jim Crow?...
Author
Formats
Description
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was not trying to start a movement. She was simply tired of the social injustice. Yet, her simple act of courage started a chain of events that forever shaped the landscape of American race relations. Now, decades after her quiet defiance inspired the modern civil rights movement, Mrs. Parks?s own words tell of her courageous life, her passion for...
18) Son of the South
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
In this poignant true story set in Montgomery, Alabama, a Klansman's grandson must choose which side of history to be on during the Civil Rights Movement.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Examines the 12 most amazing facts about the Montgomery bus boycott. Full-color spreads provide information about the event's critical moments, key players, and lasting effects paired with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and a timeline.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request