| Back of the Bus Contributor(s): Reynolds, Aaron (Author), Cooper, Floyd (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0399250913 ISBN-13: 9780399250910 Publisher: Philomel Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2008018109 |
| Lexile Measure: 590 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 9.96" W x 9.24" (0.87 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1950's - Locality - Montgomery, Alabama - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Topical - Black History |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 135115 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It seems like any other winter day in Montgomery, Alabama. Mama and child are riding where they're supposed to--way in the back of the bus. The boy passes the time by watching his marble roll up and down the aisle with the motion of the bus, until from way up front a big commotion breaks out. He can't see what's going on, but he can see the policeman arrive outside and he can see Mama's chin grow strong. There you go, Rosa Parks, she says, stirrin' up a nest of hornets. Tomorrow all this'll be forgot. But they both know differently. With childlike words and powerful illustrations, Aaron Reynolds and Coretta Scott King medalist Floyd Cooper recount Rosa Parks' act of defiance through the eyes of a child--who will never forget. |