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Rosa Parks: A Life of Courage
by Tonya LeslieLearn how Rosa Parks used courage as the ultimate weapon against unequal rights. People of character explores important character traits through the lives of famous historical figures. Rosa Parks highlights how this great individual demonstrated courage during her life. Intended for grades three through six.
Rosa Parks: Bus Ride to Freedom (Easy Reader Biographies)
by Pamela Chanko16-page book inspiring Americans. The story of Rosa Parks and her quiet stand that changed civil rights law. Correlates with Guided Reading Level J. For use with Grades K-2.
Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Activist
by Chuck BednarOn December 1, 1955, 42-year-old Rosa Parks became the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" in America by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. On that day, Rosa, of mixed African-American, Muscogee Indian, and Scots-Irish ancestry, helped launch one of the most important movements of the 20th century. Born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1913, Rosa attended the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls at the age of 11. Thanks in part to the education she received there, Rosa went from small-town seamstress to the driving force behind the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. A true biracial achiever, Rosa was honored with both a Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal prior to her death in 2005. Her story of trials, tribulations, and success inspires all readers with her strength and courage.
Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Leader (Black Americans of Achievement Legacy Edition)
by Dale Evva Gelfand Mary Hull Gloria BlakelyOn December 1, 1955, seamstress Rosa Parks took a stand by refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. Her defiance against an unjust system triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped spark the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Parks demonstrated the effectiveness of unified peaceful protests, and throughout her life she advocated an end to violence, discrimination, and injustice, eventually establishing the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development. Rosa Parks, Updated Edition, includes fresh insights on the life and legacy of the woman known as the "mother of the civil rights movement."
Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer
by Editors of TIME FOR KIDS Karen KellaherThis rich biography of Rosa Parks shows how one person's quiet act of defiance triggered the civil rights movement in the United States.
Rosa Parks: My Story
by Jim Haskins Rosa Parks"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in." These are the simple yet eloquent words of Rosa Parks, who on December 1, 1955, refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. A year later when the boycott was over, there was a federal injunction against segregation on buses; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.m was a national figure; the civil rights movement was a national cause; and Rosa Parks was out of a job. Yet there is much more to Rosa Parks's story than just one act of defiance. Now that story is told for the first time. Raised by a strong mother and grandparents, Rosa was always proud of her heritage and believed that all people, regardless of race, were equal. With courage and determination she became one of the only two women activists with the Montgomery NAACP long before the boycott, and she was a tireless speaker for the civil rights movement long afterward. Her husband, Raymond Parks, an early activist himself, encouraged her to participate in the struggle for equality, complete her education, and register to vote. Written in her own straightforward and moving language, this compelling account speaks dramatically to our times and reveals the deliberate choices that clearly earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother to a Movement." Long before there was a civil rights movement, long before there was a women's movement, there was Rosa Parks. Her dedication is inspiring; her story is unforgettable.
Rosa Parks: Young Rebel (Childhood of Famous Americans Series)
by Kathleen V. KudlinskiA fictionalized biography of the woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus, leading eventually to the civil rights era.
Rosa Pionera y las remachadoras rechinantes (Los Preguntones / The Questioneers Ser. #1)
by BEATY, ANDREA / ROBERTS,DAVID«¡Bestseller del New York Times! Continúan las aventuras de los Preguntones: Rosa Pionera, Ada Magnífica y Pedro Perfecto, ahora en una nueva serie de libros de capítulos cortos. La primera entrega, Rosa Pionera y las Remachadoras Rechinantes, es una historia enérgica sobre el poder del trabajo en equipo y el verdadero significado del hogar. Rosa Pionera conoce de fracasos, fallas, catástrofes y contratiempos. Después de todo, ¡la ingeniería tiene mucho que ver con la perseverancia! Pero esta vez, Rosa tiene un proyecto muy importante; uno que parece superior a sus posibilidades. Su querida tía-bisabuela Rosie y sus amigas, las Remachadoras Rechinantes, un grupo de divertidas mujeres que construyeron aviones durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, necesitan ayuda para inventar algo nuevo. ¡Y Rosa es la ingeniera perfecta para la tarea! Después de un fracaso# luego otro# y otro más# Rosa comienza a perder la esperanza. Pero gracias a la ayuda de sus amigos Pedro Perfecto y Ada Magnífica, Rosa completa con éxito la misión. Y, junto con las Remachadoras, redescubre el significado del hogar.
Rosa Refuses
by Ruth Spencer JohnsonIn December 1955, Shirley, a fictional 9-year-old black girl in Montgomery, Alabama, might have written these letters to her cousin Elizabeth in Detroit, Michigan.
Rosa and the Daring Dog
by Megan RixHOWLY is a tiny puppy, left abandoned in a trash can next to a school.EDDIE is the young girl who finds him . . .Eddie is immediately drawn to the puppy, whose bravery and determination remind her of a very famous person indeed.Eddie's class are learning about Mrs Rosa Parks, whose act of courage on a bus in 1955 started a whole movement against racism in America. Mrs Parks herself soon visits Eddie's school, and when the great lady points out a stark reminder of racism in the school's own playground it's up to Eddie, her friends, and their new school dog Howly to remind everyone how to stay hopeful and stand up for what is right.
Rosa and the Water Pony
by Katy Kit Tom KnightThe mermaid friends are excited about Mermaid Bay's annual carnival, where the best performance wins a beautiful pearl necklace! Rosa uses magic to create a pony out of water, and she plans to perform amazing tricks on its back. But just before the carnival begins, the magical water pony is stolen. Who is trying to sabotage the friends' performance--and why?
Rosa by Starlight
by Hilary McKayFrom award-winning author Hilary McKay comes an enchanting illustrated middle grade novel in the spirit of Matilda about a lonely orphan who dreams of escaping her ghastly aunt and uncle.Rosa has always believed there is magic in the world. Or at least, she hopes there is. She lost her parents when she was four, and her aunt and uncle moved into her home not long after, transforming it from a messy place of love and warmth to a cold world of business. Their approach to family is as phony as the plastic grass they sell, keeping Rosa at arm&’s length and tucking her in at night by locking her in her room. Now eleven, Rosa&’s loneliness threatens to overwhelm her. Her only solace is the magic she sees around her, particularly in a cat named Balthazar who comes to—and through—her window. When all the teachers at her school win the lottery and quit their jobs, Rosa&’s aunt and uncle seize the opportunity to put an evil plan into action. They whisk Rosa away to Venice, intending to abandon her there. Luckily for Rosa, there are cats in Venice—and a laughing boy in a gondola and a family making sure she is fed. In Rosa&’s darkest hour, can the magic she&’s never lost faith in save the day?
Rosa's Bus: The Ride To Civil Rights
by Steven Walker Jo S. KittingerThe story of the bus--and the passengers who changed history. Like all buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1950s, bus #2857 was segregated: white passengers sat in the front and black passengers sat in the back. Bus #2857 was an ordinary public bus until a woman named Rosa Parks, who had just put in a long day as a seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a major event in the Civil Rights moment, led by a young minister named Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For 382 days, black passengers chose to walk rather than ride the buses in Montgomery. From the streets of Montgomery to its present home in the Henry Ford Museum, here is the remarkable story, a recipient of the Crystal Kite Award, of a bus and the passengers who changed history.
Rosa's Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights
by Jo S. KittingerHere is the remarkable story of Bus #2857 and its passengers, including Rosa Parks, who changed history in Montgomery, Alabama, in December 1955. Like all buses in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950s, bus #2857 was segregated: white passengers sat in the front, and Black passengers sat in the back. Bus #2857 was ordinary -- until a woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a major event in the Civil Rights moment, which was led by a young minister named Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For 382 days, Black passengers chose to walk rather than ride the buses in Montgomery. This picture book is told from the point of view of the bus, telling its story from the streets where it rode, to its present home in the Henry Ford Museum.
Rosa's Room
by Barbara BottnerRosa's Room ROSA AND HER MOTHER have moved to a new house. Rosa knows what she needs to feel at home in her new room: clothes in the closet, crayons in a drawer, a poster on the wall, and her beloved doll, Maria, lying on her bed. But still, somehow, her room seems empty. What makes a house feel like home? This sensitive, simple story proves that even a change as profound as moving to a new house can present exciting opportunities and possibilities for new friends and new experiences.
Rosa's Song
by Helena Ku RheeIn this diverse picture book, a young immigrant from South Korea finds community and friendship in an apartment house filled with other newly arrived kids.When Jae looks out the window of his new home, he wishes he could still see his old village, his old house, and his old friends. But his new apartment feels empty and nothing outside is familiar. Jae just arrived from South Korea and doesn't even speak the new language. Yet, making friends is the same wherever you go and he soon meets a girl with a colorful bird perched on her shoulder. Rosa knows just how Jae feels and the two become fast friends. Not only does Rosa show Jae his new neighborhood but she shows him how his imagination can bring back memories of his old home. Then Rosa leaves unexpectedly one night but leaves her parrot for Jae. He thinks about the song that Rosa would sing: &“When I fly away, my heart stays here.&” And when Jae meets two other newly arrived kids, he teaches them Rosa's song and becomes their guide to this new world.From the creators of the highly acclaimed The Paper Kingdom, comes a new book about the importance of community and demonstrates how a simple act of kindness can be passed along to others.
Rosa, Sola
by Carmela A. MartinoRosa Bernardi, an only child living with her Italian immigrant parents in 1960s Chicago, often feels alone, or SOLA, as her parents would say. But after she holds her best friend AnnaMaria’s baby brother for the first time, Rosa is sure that if she prays hard enough, God will send her a brother of her own. When Rosa’s prayers for a sibling are answered, she is overjoyed--until tragedy strikes. Rosa is left feeling more SOLA than ever, and wondering if her broken family will ever be whole again. This revised edition includes a new "Discussion Questions" section for classroom use.
Rosalie the Rapunzel Fairy: A Rainbow Magic Book (Storybook Fairies #3)
by Daisy MeadowsOnce upon a time in Fairyland. . . . Jack Frost is up to his old tricks again. He has sent his goblins to steal the Storybook Fairies' magic objects -- and now readers' favorite stories are all mixed up. Rosalie's magic hairbrush is missing-- only Rachel and Kirsty can help her get it back!
Rosalie the Rapunzel Fairy: The Storybook Fairies Book 3 (Rainbow Magic #3)
by Daisy MeadowsGet ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Kirsty and Rachel are very excited to be going to the Wetherbury Storytelling Festival! But when mean Jack Frost steals the Storybook Fairies' magical objects, all the stories start getting mixed up. Can the girls help their fairy friends put things right? 'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.com Read all four fairy adventures in the Storybook Fairies set! Elle the Thumbelina Fairy; Mariana the Goldilocks Fairy; Rosalie the Rapunzel Fairy; Ruth the Red Riding Hood Fairy. If you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!
Rosamund Zeph: Futuristic Chef (Into Reading, Level P #84)
by Cameron Macintosh Omar ArandaNIMAC-sourced textbook. Chef Rosamund Zeph is famous for serving dishes with fresh fruit and vegetables, unlike the food people usually eat in the 23rd century. When Rosamund gets a real, fresh egg for one of her kitchen experiments, it seems to her and her robot assistants like an especially exciting find. But Rosamund and her robots aren't prepared for how exciting it will be!
Rosas para Isabella (Roses for Isabella)
by Diana Cohn¡Detente y huele las rosas del Ecuador con Isabella, mientras ella aprende cómo tratar a los trabajadores agrícolas y a la Madre Tierra de una manera justa hace que el mundo florezca! Also available in English. Stop and smell the roses of Ecuador with Isabella as she learns how treating farmworkers and Mother Earth fairly makes the world bloom!A Isabella le encanta escribir, especialmente sobre las flores vibrantes que sus padres cultivan como trabajadores agrícolas. Cuando su profesora anuncia un concurso de escritura para una asamblea escolar en honor a la Pachamama, la Madre Tierra, Isabela decide escribir sobre las fincas de rosas en donde "rosas rosadas, rojas, amarillas y anaranjadas crecen en filas que no terminan nunca". En dulces poemas y anotaciones en su diario, Isabella menciona cómo sus padres se sienten mucho mejor trabajando en una nueva finca de Comercio Justo. La finca toma varias medidas para mantener seguros tantos a los trabajadores agrícolas como al medio ambiente, como tratar de no usar pesticidas peligrosas que hacen que la gente, especialmente trabajadores agrícolas, se enfermen. Con un texto claro y alegre de la premiada autora Diana Cohn e ilustraciones cautivadoras, Rosas para Isabela presenta a los lectores las tradiciones culturales del Ecuador y la importancia de tomar decisiones que apoyen a los trabajadores agrícolas y al medio ambiente. La premiada ilustradora Amy Córdova Boone presenta el mundo de Isabela en obras de arte tan vibrantes como sus amadas flores. ¡Únete a Isabela en esta celebración de los trabajadores agrícolas y los hermosos regalos que recibimos de la Madre Tierra! Isabella loves to write, especially about the vibrant flowers her parents grow as farmworkers. When her teacher announces a school writing contest in honor of Pachamama, Mother Earth, Isabella decides to write about the rose farms where "pink, red, yellow, and orange roses grow in rows that go on forever." In sweet poems and journal entries, Isabella notes how her parents feel much better working at a new Fair Trade farm. This new farm takes a lot of steps to keep both farmworkers and the environment safe, like avoiding dangerous pesticides that make people, especially farmworkers, sick. With clear, joyful text by award-winning author Diana Cohn, and captivating illustrations, Roses for Isabella introduces readers to the cultural traditions of Ecuador and the importance of making choices that support farmworkers and the environment. Award-winning illustrator Amy Córdova Boone presents Isabella's world in artwork as vibrant as her beloved flowers. Join Isabella in this celebration of farmworkers and the beautiful gifts we receive from Mother Earth!
Roscoe Riley Rules #1: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs (Roscoe Riley Rules #1)
by Katherine Applegate Brian BiggsIf the kids can't sit still for the class performance, Roscoe's teacher could be in big trouble. Fortunately Roscoe has a plan to save her--a super, mega, gonzo plan! What could go wrong?
Roscoe Riley Rules #2: Never Glue Your Friends To Chairs; Never Swipe A Bully's Bear; Don't Swap Your Sweater For A Dog (Roscoe Riley Rules #2)
by Katherine Applegate Brian BiggsPig-napped! When Roscoe's stuffed pig goes missing, he is convinced that Wyatt, the class bully, is responsible. When Roscoe finds out where Wyatt keeps his teddy bear, he decides to give that old bully a taste of his own medicine. That will fix everything. Won't it?