Rosa

Giovanni, N. (2005). Rosa. NY: Henry Holt and Company.

A very informative biography about the day Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus ride home. Rosa was too tired to give up her seat to a white gentleman and was arrested for it. A professor and some her friends broke into the university to make flyers to boycott. Her decision to not give up her seat led her community to join together and boycott segregated buses. When one person stands up for something it can make a huge impact.

I enjoyed how this book didn't go into what happened on the bus, it explained what Rosa was feeling prior to it. The illustrations give the story life making it easier for children to understand what happened that day. This really is worth the read!