num_pages: 48
description: When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on December 1, 1955, she made history. Her brave act sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott and brought the civil rights movement to national attention. In simple, lively language, Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood to the present and recounts the events that shook the nation. Her story is powerful, inspiring and unforgettable.An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
language: English
title: I Am Rosa Parks
titlecomplete: I Am Rosa Parks (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4)
characters: Rosa Parks
genres: Autobiography, History, Picture Books, Childrens, African American, Biography Memoir, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 295
publisher: Penguin Young Readers