Take a Stand, Rosa Parks!
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- Synopsis
- Rosa Parks is famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Do you know that Rosa felt her best achievement was helping young people? Rosa Parks was born in 1913. Do you know that her grandparents were slaves when they were born? Rosa Parks loved to learn. Do you know that Rosa could read before she went to school? Rosa Parks went to a one-room school-house. Do you know that Rosa's school had no glass windows? Rosa Parks was a hard worker. Do you know that Rosa picked cotton when she was only six years old? Rosa Parks was good at making things with her hands. Do you know that Rosa often earned a living sewing clothes? Rosa Parks enjoyed school. Do you know that Rosa quit high school to take care of her beloved grandmother when she was sick? Rosa Parks didn't go to college. Do you know that she received many special college degrees for her civil rights work? Rosa Parks liked to save things and use them again. Do you know that her nieces and nephews called Rosa "The Recycling Queen"? Rosa Parks is famous for her courage as an adult. Do you know that Rosa was also very brave as a young person? The answers to these questions lie in who Rosa Parks was as a young person before she made history.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 60 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780439676250
- Publisher:
- Scholastic Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 02/11/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Peter Roop, Connie Roop
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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