Rosa
by Nikki Giovanni and Bryan Collier
31 Total Resources 6 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2005
Word Count 1,599
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 102969, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Parks, Rosa
- Montgomery
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Civil rights
- African American women
- Segregation in transportation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- African Americans
- History
- Civil rights workers
- African American women--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Alabama
- African Americans--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Montgomery--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Montgomery (Ala.)
- Civil rights workers--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Race relations
- Segregation in transportation--Alabama--Montgomery--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Montgomery (Ala.)--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Exploring the Civil Rights Movement
- Comprehension Strategies
- Black History Month Celebration
- Heroes
- Standing Tall
- Books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Civil Rights Movement
- BookFLIX Connections
- Women’s History Month Books
- Activism and Organizing
- Black History Elementary
- Race, Racism and Resistance
- Black Experiences
- Civil Rights Teaching
- Black Lives Matter: Black Women
- Black Lives Matter: Black Villages
- Black Lives Matter: Collective Value
- BLM: Unapologetically Black
- Women's History
- Sample: Bookworms
- Black History Biographies
- Read About Resilience
Our Original Resources 9

Meet-the-Author Movie with Bryan Collier
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Bryan Collier about Rosa
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Bryan Collier
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Nikki Giovanni
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Bryan Collier
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Read Aloud Tips from New Balanced Literacy Schools
Created by New Balanced Literacy Schools

Lesson Plan from Weston Woods
Created by Weston Woods

Lesson Plan from Henry Holt & Company
Created by Henry Holt & Company
Book Readings 2

Video Book Reading narrated by Nikki Giovanni
Created by Weston Woods

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Nikki Giovanni
Created by Weston Woods
Awards & Distinctions 6

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2022
Illustrator Winner, 2006

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2022
Honor, 2006

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2006

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2006

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2005
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