Rosa

Giovanni, N. (2005). Rosa.New York, New York: H. Holt. This biography describes Rosa Parks’s role in the battle for civil rights. This book also gives a background of Rosa’s personal life. The illustrations depict the heroic stand of Rosa not giving up her seat. The reader can see the pain and hopefulness that that community had for change. This book can be used as part of Black History month and the Civil Right Movement unit. Students can create a collage of words that describe Rosa Parks’s heroism.