Rosa (children's book)
2005 book by Nikki Giovanni / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rosa is a children's picture book written by poet, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni and illustrated by Bryan Collier.[1] A biography of African-American civil rights activist Rosa Parks, it was adapted to film in 2007 by Weston Woods Studios, Inc., narrated by the author.
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Author | Nikki Giovanni |
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Illustrator | Bryan Collier |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | Square Fish |
Publication date | October 1, 2005 |
Pages | 40 |
Awards | Caldecott Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators |
ISBN | 9780805071061 |
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Giovanni was the first recipient of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Rosa L. Parks Woman of Courage Award[2] and knew Parks personally through their involvement in civil rights activism.[3] Rosa was published in October 2005, as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Rosa Parks' historic arrest and the Montgomery bus boycott. Parks died of natural causes later that month at the age of 92.