Time For Kids: Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer

by Karen Kellaher

Take a close-up look at Rosa Parks, a dignified woman who took a stand against segregation. Interviews with experts and lively writing deliver the accurate reporting you expect from Time For Kids ® . Historical and contemporary photographs show how one person's quiet act of defiance triggered the civil rights movement in the United States—and made a difference today.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published December 26, 2006

Reviews

[Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Name: Taylor Myatt
Title: Time For Kids: Rosa Parks: civil rights pioneer. (2006). New York, NY: HarpersCollins Publishers.
Type of Reference: Biography
Call Number: F334.M753 P3864 2007
Brief Description: An up close and personal look at a leader in the fight against segregation.
Cost: $3.83
Relevance and Relationship: Our second grade classes do an entire unit on segregation and black history during the month of February. This could easily be incorporated into their unit of study.
Purpose: To further understand the level of commitment and danger that Rosa Parks took on during her stand against segregation.
Validity: This book is produced by Time®, which is a highly acclaimed magazine.
Format: The format of this selection is print with contemporary photographs and illustrations.
<>Arrangement and Presentation: This book is arranged in order with Rosa Parks' life and struggles.
Diversity: This book is perfect for addressing the topic of diversity and segregation. It is in simple, easy to understand language that even lower elementary aged students can glean the message.

[Meg Stolte · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book contains a collection of information about Rosa Parks, including high quality photos and many informative details about her life. I would say this book is ideal for use in 2nd-3rd grade, learning to work with text features, or in a social studies unit studying leaders of the Civil Rights movement. The large print is helpful for younger readers, but the way the information is presented, it could also be helpful to use with slightly older readers (around 4th grade) with struggling readers that still need to master various informational text concepts, or practicing gathering information.

[Natalie Ulm · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book. It was interesting, educational, and full of pictures. This is great addition to anyone's library. I learned a lot about Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights movement. This book keeps your interest and is an easy read. Great for multicultural education at any age really. If you had this book in your classroom you could have it as an independent read, or you could read it to the class. Either way the students would learn a lot about this inspirational Civil Rights Activist.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is very well written. This book would either be a read-aloud for younger students or a chapter book for older students. The book goes through Rosa Parks' life from beginning to end. It also highlights other important events that happened around or at the same time as what she did. The book even talks about what she did later in her life that helped her community. This book would be awesome for lesson on Civil Rights or Rosa Parks.