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Author/Editor
Miller, William
Inspired by the story of Rosa Parks, this is fictional
account of what happened when a young African
American girl called Sara decided to move to the
front of a bus. It encourages children to think
about how they can fight for justice.
KS2
Lee & Low, 2002, ISBN
1584300264
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The
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Parks, Rosa with Jim Haskins
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very detailed autobiography for able readers,
with the first chapter focussed on the bus protest
and Parks’ memories of her grandparents,
but then the story is told chronologically.
KS2/3
Puffin, 1999, ISBN 0141301201
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Rosa
Parks, My story |
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John
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Author/Editor
Rappaport, Doreen
John
Parker was born a slave but somehow earned enough
money to buy his own freedom. He then helped other
slaves to escape to freedom. This book tells the
true story of how he ventured into Kentucky to
help an African American family escape.
KS2
Hyperion Books, 2000, ISBN
0786803509
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Freedom
River |
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Rosa
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Author/Editor
Brandt, Keith
Picture
book showing how Rosa Parks contributed to the
civil rights struggles in the US and helped to
end the segregation. Also details her early life
and own experience of racism from the Ku Klux
Klan.
KS2
Troll Communications, 1998,
ISBN 0816745587
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Parks |
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Parks, Rosa with Jim Haskins
Rosa
Parks tells her autobiography in an easy to read
style: in simple language, large well-spaced type
and illustrations on every page, designed for
Infant and lower Junior children.
KS1/2
Puffin, 1997, ISBN 0141307102
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I
am Rosa Parks |
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Rosa
Parks |
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Author/Editor
Wilson, Camilla
Rosa Parks made history when she refused to give
up her seat on a segregated bus. But her struggle
against racism in the US was started much earlier.
This detailed biography examines the early years
as well as Rosa Parks’ more famous moments.
KS3
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2001,
ISBN 0439163307
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Rosa
Parks, From the back of the bus to the front of
a movement |
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Pochontas |
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Author/Editor
Hudson, Margaret
A life of Pocahontas written for very young readers.
KS1
Heinemann, 2002, ISBN 01403400318
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