Rosa Parks was:
An activist
A campaigner for equal rights
An inspiration
Rosa Parks, the woman known for refusing to give up her seat on the bus, triggered a great shift in the fight for civil rights. Raised in Alabama, Rosa Parks knew all about the racism of her society from an early age. Discover how she became the brilliant activist we know today, in this beautifully illustrated book with real-life stories, timelines and facts to bring her extraordinary story to life.
Explore other extraordinary lives:
The Extraordinary Life of Stephen Hawking
The Extraordinary Life of Michelle Obama
The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Johnson
The Extraordinary Life of Mahatma Gandhi
The Extraordinary Life of Alan Turing
The Extraordinary Life of Serena Williams
The Extraordinary Life of Nelson Mandela
| ISBN: | 9780241372791 |
| Publication date: | 5th September 2019 |
| Author: | Sheila Kanani |
| Illustrator: | Nan Lawson |
| Publisher: | Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 117 pages |
| Series: | Extraordinary Lives |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography Politics, Law, Philosophy & Ethics People / Places Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism History |