A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

This is a great book for children who are old enough to understand it. But I would say that around 2nd or 3rd grade level would be good. Depending on when you want to start teaching your children about racism. When you know they can understand racism, hatred, etc. and not have it freak them out too much if at all. (I'm putting it this way because I know all children have to come into things when the individual child can handle it)

It was well written and the pictures were amazingly drawn. Rosa's likeness was captured well, as well as Martin King's and others that were drawn in the book (known and unknown).

I originally bought this book for my nephew who is right now 4 years old but I think it's perfect for him to have it in his show more collection of books and when his mother is ready for him to listen to the story or read it himself, she'll have it. show less

I liked this book for many reasons. First the writing style was appropriate for the younger audience that this book would attract. This time period can be very graphic and not appropriate for young readers, the the author does a good job of showing facts that students can learn from without being too graphic. The illustrations were also very well done for this book. The pictures were able to demonstrate what the strike against the busses looked like and how the boycott started. The pictures did a great job of illustrating this difficult concept for children. The character development was essential to the plot of the story. The readers follow Rosa Parks as she stands up for what she believes in to make a difference in society. The big show more idea or message of this book is to stand up for what is right even though it might be difficult and you may not have the support of the majority of the population. show less

I think this book is a great introduction for young readers to learn about Rosa Parks and her contribution to civil rights. The book has a one to two small paragraphs on each page that provide enough information to understand the concepts, but are not overwhelming or graphic with the details. The story also has illustrations that the reader can refer to if he or she needs help understanding the text better. The illustrations are very detailed however, like the text, they are not graphic enough where the book is too scary. The pictures also give readers a good way to understand what is going on if there is a word the reader does not understand. The author writes about Rosa Park's arrest, which may be a difficult word for the students show more under the age of 10 to understand. The illustrator drew a picture of a police officer walking with Parks to a police car. The illustrations allow for the reader to connect the writing to the picture and understand what is being described. This is a good way for younger readers to learn new vocabulary, through connecting. show less

I think this book is a great introduction to Rosa Parks and her contribution to civil rights. The book has a couple of paragraphs on each page that provide enough information to understand the concepts, but they do not go into a lot of detail becoming overwhelming or graphic. The story also has illustrations that the reader can refer to to help understand the text better. The illustrations are very detailed, however, they are similar to the text because they are not graphic enough where the book is too scary. On the 5th page the author wrote "they wore white robes and covered their faces with pointy hoods...they burned crosses...African Americans." when describing the KKK. The illustrator drew two men in the uniforms and a burning Cross show more in the background which is what the book states, but the picture does not show anyone injured, attacked, or being "picked on." The book's pictures also give readers a good way to understand what is going on i the vocabulary is too advanced. On page 11, the author writes about Park's arrest which may be a difficult word for the students. The illustrator drew a picture of a police officer walking with Parks to a police car. The illustrations allows for the reader to learn what the academic vocabulary is in a new way. This is just enough information for young readers to learn about the past without getting overwhelmed or afraid. I would recommend using the text to introduce Rosa Parks and the civil rights movement. show less

This is a biography of Rosa Parks. The book tells about history of the civil rights movement along with the oppression, segregation and discrimination of African Americans in the 1900’s. This story tells about Rosa in her younger years with her family. She grows up in a segregated world but after she marries her husband, she becomes famous for taking a stand for the African American to help stop bad treatment of African Americans and earns her the title of “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” There is a lot of facts about the movement. The pictures are very good but illustration of the Ku Klux Klan is a little scary for some younger students.
Summary:
African Americans were were not being treated equally. I am glad this book was show more not so emotional and just explained what Rosa Parks endured and how she changed the laws; In my opinion, I wish the author would not have talked about the Ku Klux Klan and their scary pictures. I understand that is how those people made African Americans feel, but I don’t think this is a good book because it could give children bad dreams, but if I were to use this in class I would use the following extensions.
Classroom Extensions
1. Discuss how America has changed for the better since then.
2. Talk about Booker T. Washington and Martin Luther King
3. Discuss the importance of understanding multiculturalism. show less

This story of Rosa Parks was mostly general facts about what we already know about. Something new that I had never learned was that not only did blacks have to sit in the back of the bus, but sometimes they even had to get off when they got on and then re-enter the bus using the back door, instead. This must have been for humiliating purposes. It was also sad that her husband, her brother, and her mother died around the same time before gaining their freedom.

This book is a picture book biography on Rosa Parks. It paints a picture of what life was like for Rosa as a child and through adulthood. It starts in segregated America and hits on key points in the civil rights movement and Rosa's life. The book does a good job giving details on the story of Rosa Parks staying on the city bus. It's a good educational read.

I liked this book. I think it gives a clear, simple history of Rosa Park's contribution to history. I wouldn't read this for pleasure, just because it's purely historic events and a little dry for my taste. However, I would recommend it for a classroom.

This would be a perfect book to supplement a lesson about strong women or the civil rights movement. It could be read by elementary show more readers. I could even see a middle school teacher read it to their class, when learning about civil rights. show less