2006, ISBN: 9780805071061

She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask ""Auntie, are you going to move?"" all the strength of all the people through all those many y… Altro …

She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask ""Auntie, are you going to move?"" all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, ""No.""An inspiring account of an event that shaped American historyFifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture- book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed. Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni''s evocative text combines with Bryan Collier''s striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective. Rosa is a 2006 Caldecott Honor Book and the winner of the 2006 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. | Rosa by Nikki Giovanni Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > Kids Books > Nonfiction > History P10154, Nikki Giovanni<

2006, ISBN: 9780805071061

She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask "Auntie, are you going to move?" all the strength of all the people through all those many yea… Altro …

She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask "Auntie, are you going to move?" all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, "No."An inspiring account of an event that shaped American historyFifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture- book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed.Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni''s evocative text combines with Bryan Collier''s striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective. Rosa is a 2006 Caldecott Honor Book and the winner of the 2006 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Books > Kids Books > Around the World > Diversity & Multicultural Stories > Black & African American Stories List_Books, [PU: Henry Holt and Company also Metropolitan Books]<