Rosa Parks (National Geographic Kids: Level 2)

by Kitson Jazynka (Author)

Find out about the life of Rosa Parks and how her actions in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 helped end racial segregation in America. This book follows the same standards as other National Geographic Readers with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach that kids love. The life story of Rosa Parks has enduring lessons to teach us and this biography should appeal to kids, parents, and teachers.
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Kitson Jazynka
Author Kitson Jazynka is an award-winning freelance writer and children's author. Her work appears regularly in National Geographic Kids, American Girl, and Young Rider magazine, as well as the Washington Post's KidsPost. Kitson currently lives with her family in Washington, DC.

Literacy consultant Stephanie Laird is an instructional coach at Mitchellville Elementary in Mitchellville, Iowa, and is currently serving on the International Literacy Association's (ILA) Board of Directors through 2019. She was the 2014 recipient of the ILA Technology and Literacy Award. Stephanie is the President-Elect of the Iowa Reading Association and was the 2017 Conference Chair of the Iowa Reading Association's annual conference. Along with being an ambassador and advocate for education, literacy, and teacher leadership across her state, Stephanie was a member of ILA's Literacy, eLearning, Communication, and Culture Committee and has contributed to the International Literacy Day Activity Kit, Literacy Daily, and ReadWriteThink.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781426321412
Lexile Measure
790
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Publication date
August 04, 2015
Series
National Geographic Kids: Level 2
BISAC categories
JNF007050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural Heritage
JNF018010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JNF053140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
JNF007110 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF045000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
History
African Americans
Biographies
Civil rights workers
20th century
Civil rights
African American women
Parks, Rosa
Alabama
Montgomery
Segregation in transportation
Montgomery (Ala.)
Race relations
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiograp
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Readers / Beginner
Cybils
Finalist 2015 - 2015

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