If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks
by Faith Ringgold
For use in schools and libraries only. A biography of the African American woman... read more
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2003
Word Count 2,504
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 980L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 35405, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Women--Biography
- 20th century
- Civil rights
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Civil rights workers
- Alabama
- Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005--Juvenile literature
- Women
- Montgomery (Ala.)
- Segregation in transportation--Alabama--Montgomery--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Parks, Rosa
- Montgomery
- African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Montgomery--Juvenile literature
- Segregation in transportation
- African Americans
- History
- Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005
- African Americans--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956
- African Americans--Biography
- Civil rights workers--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Race relations
- Montgomery (Ala.)--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Gender & Sexism
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Faith Ringgold
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 4
Interview with Faith Ringgold
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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