内容简介
Ifabuscouldtalk,itwouldtellthestoryofayoungAfrican-AmericangirlnamedRosawhohadtowalkmilestoherone-roomschoolhouseinAlabamawhilewhitechildrenrodetotheirschoolinabus.ItwouldtellhowtheadultRosarodetoandfromworkonasegregatedcitybusandcouldn'tsitinthesamerowasawhiteperson.ItwouldtellofthefatefuldaywhenRosarefusedtogiveupherseattoawhitemanandhowthatactofcourageinspiredothersaroundtheworldtostandupforfreedom.Inthisbookabusdoestalk,andonherwaytoschoolagirlnamedMarcielearnswhyRosaParksisthemotheroftheCivilRightsmovement.AttheendofMarcie'smagicalride,shemeetsRosaParksherselfatabirthdaypartywithseveraldistinguishedguests.Waituntilshetellsherclassaboutthis!
作者简介
FaithRinggoldgrewupinHarlem,hasamaster'sdegreeineducation,andhastaughtartinNewYorkCitypublicschools.DeeplyinfluencedbytheBlackPowermovement,FaithdevelopedanartstylebasedonherAfrican-Americanheritage.Shecreatedaseriesofnarrativequiltsaboutthelivesofblackwomen,oneofwhichinspiredherfirstpicturebook,TarBeach,winnerofaCaldecottHonorAwardandaCorettaScottKingAwardforIllustration.Shewentontopublishseveralmoreacclaimedpicturebooks,includingAuntHarriet'sUndergroundRailroadintheSkyandMyDreamofMartinLutherKing.Ofthisbookshesays,"IfthatbusRosaParkswasoncouldtelluswhathappened,itsstorywouldbebetterthananyone's.Itwaswonderfultowritesomethingchildrencouldaccept.Theyarereadytoimagineandhaveopendreams,likeRosa,whomusthavehadadreaminordertostretchherself."FaithRinggolddivideshertimebetweenNewJerseyandSouthernCalifornia.