1913-2005

Chronicles the life of Rosa Parks--whose refusal to move to the back of an Alabama bus in 1955 became a symbol of the civil rights movement--up to her receival of the Congressional Medal of Freedom in 1999.

Provides brief facts about the lives of significant women, such as Florence Nightingale, Maria Tallchief, Ruby Bridges, and Malala Yousafzai.

Examines the life of Rosa Parks in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills.

"Examines the Montgomery Bus Boycott through primary source photographs, including Rosa Parks' role in the effort, other important leaders, the daily struggles of the boycott, and the end of segregation on Montgomery's buses"--Provided by publisher.

Rosa Parks is arrested after refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. The African-American community, under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., organizes a boycott of the busing system and calls national attention to segregation laws and the civil rights movement.

Presents a brief biography of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, chronicling her childhood and early work with the NAACP, as well as the events surrounding the famous Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott which began because of Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus.

A brief overview of the life of Rosa Parks and her work as a civil rights leader.

In graphic novel format, relates the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Briefly describes the life of Rosa Parks, discussing her childhood, arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a bus, and fight for equal rights.

The story of bus #2857, an ordinary public bus, until a woman named Rosa Parks, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger.