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If A Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks (Reading Rainbow Book)

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.

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Reading Rainbow Book

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