Amazing Americans Rosa Parks

Teach students about significant African Americans and how their actions shaped United States history. With this biography, students will learn about Rosa Parks and her actions that helped spark the civil rights movement. Colorful images, supporting text, a glossary, table of contents, and index all work together to help readers better understand the content and be fully engaged from cover to cover. This informative, colorful book uses primary sources to captivate readers as they learn social studies topics.Rosa Parks was an amazing woman. She stood up for herself and her beliefs. One day, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. Her actions helped spark the civil rights movement. Today, Americans have more freedom because of her actions.Kristin Kemp, M.A.Ed., has worked in the education field for over 13 years. A former elementary school teacher, she now writes educational resources for Teacher Created Materials and supervises student teachers during their field experiences.