Rosa by Nikki Giovanni

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If you are looking for a way to tell the story of Rosa Parks to your children, this picture book will definitely do the trick. Rosa was the winner of both the Coretta Scott King award and a Caldecott Honor Book. The book contains some biographical information about Rosa Parks, includes her famous bus incident, and goes on to tell how her actions helped the civil rights movement.





Social History

-presents information in the context of its impact on human history (African-American civil rights)

Informational Storybook 

-picture book that shares info about an important event in the battle for civil rights

-utilizes a story line to carry the information in a lively fashion

-characters and plot are skeletal so as not to distract from the primary purpose of informing the reader








Giovanni, N. (2005). Rosa. NY: Holt.


-Ms. J