About this title: This gorgeous, sophisticated picture book focuses on Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks's bold refusal to surrender her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955. A detailed portrait of Rosa's day on December 1, 1955, is presented, chronicling her long hours spent as a seamstress before leaving work early on account of her ill mother. Relieved to find a seat in the "neutral" section of the bus, where both blacks and whites could sit, Rosa's decision to stay seated even after the bus driver demanded she move sparked the historic, yearlong Montgomery bus boycott. Accompanied by ...
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Description: Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Almost in new condition. Book shows only very slight signs of use. Cover and binding are undamaged and pages show minimal use. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780805071061ISBN:0805071067
Description: Collier, Bryan. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780805071061ISBN:0805071067
Description: Collier, Bryan. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780805071061ISBN:0805071067
Description: Collier, Bryan. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780805071061ISBN:0805071067
Description: Collier, Bryan. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780805071061ISBN:0805071067
Description: Collier, Bryan. Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780439898836ISBN:0439898838
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780439898836ISBN:0439898838
Description: Collier, Bryan. As New. No Jacket. 8 1/2 x 11. Hardcover in as new condition with no dust jacket. Caldecott Honor Book telling the story of Rosa Parks. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Date Published: 2005-10-01
ISBN-13:9780805071061ISBN:0805071067
Description: Very Good. Rosa. Nikki Giovanni; Illustrator-Bryan Collier. Hardcover with dust jacket. Although this is from a library, the only indication of this is a rubber stamp on the front free end page. Book is otherwise in LIKE NEW condition. 390407. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780439898836ISBN:0439898838
Description: Very Good. Book Pictorial hardcover, no dustjacket. No store stamps or marks. Bump at bottom edge of spine. Caldecott honor book. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780805071061ISBN:0805071067
Description: Collier, Bryan. Near Fine in Near fine with Mylar Cover jacket. Ex-Library. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Cover corners and edges are unmarred. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Square Fish
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780312376024ISBN:0312376022
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co,, New York
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780805071061ISBN:0805071067
Description: Bryan Collier. New in As New jacket. 9 x 11 1/2. This is a new book with a D/J that shows light edge stretching. Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award decals are on D/J front. Pictorial cover under D/J. Retell the historic events on December 1, 1955 when Rosa Parks began the events in the battle for civil rights. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780805071061ISBN:0805071067
Description: Collier, Bryan. Fine in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. Fold out in the middle of the book is creased read more
"3-6 The illustrator of Rosa, Bryan Collier, does such an amazing job with his artwork! The people in the story have such a life like feel to them, which makes the reader easier to put themselves into the story. He also uses a vast array of colors, but the colors are slightly dark. I think the darkness of the colors puts a spin on the darkness of the story. Giovanni does a great job of recreating the story of Rosa Parks. She introduces her as a regular person to the reader, not just a historical figure. The author does this by introducing us to the characters of the book, a seamstress and a barber, etc. This book is very appealing to anyone interested in American history and culture. It has give a great representation of our past. History/Language Arts Students could use this book as a beginning to their Civil Rights Movement Unit or recreate the story as a play."
Collier's illustrations in Rosa contain a collage of paintings to create the effect of all the various moods this story delivers. There are a vast amount of dark tones with subtle light emerging from the image of Rosa Parks. Using distinct details in the faces of the characters and the background images, his paintings filled the entire page. Giovanni set the text apart in its own background, shaded only by color and set off to the side emphasizing the importance of the words by drawing the eye away from the busy illustrations to the plain text. Children are drawn to this story by the empowerment of standing up for what you believe in, justice, and common respect for others, as well as the need to be accepted.
History/LA: Create a poster on a person involved in the Civil Rights Movement."
"Grade Level: 3rd to 5th Grade Collier uses a rich palette of hues to depict the scenes from Rosa Parks' life. A combination of fine lines and deep hues paint the landscape of this civil rights advocate's life in a fashion that includes realism and also abstract imagery. Giovanni's text is great in amount, and tells a fascinating tale about this highly recognizable figure in civil rights history. She includes information that isn't widely known about this strong woman, and presents the information in a clear manner that allows the reader to connect with and admire Rosa. Related Content Areas: Social Studies, Language Arts Lesson Idea: Students will research more on Rosa Parks to put together a class report on this important historical figure."
"The art in Rosa had a lot of geometric shapes in it. I dont think that Collier was trying to make his illustrations realistic. I liked how in the illustrator's notes he mentions how he went to Mongomery and felt how hot it was, so he used a lot of yellow and dark hues so the reader could fell the heat. I think that the text is a lot more advanced than some of the other childrens picture books i have read, so i would think that the age level for this book would be between the grades of 4th and 6th grade. I would use this book in history class while discussing the civil rights movement."
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