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2022.
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English
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"An inspiring picture book about Rosa Bonheur, the most famous and best-selling painter of her century In a stunning ode to underrepresented women everywhere, award-winning illustrator Ruth Sanderson tells the untold story of French artist Rosa Bonheur in this picture book biography. Rosa Bonheur was born in 1822 in France at a time when young women had limited options beyond being a wife and mother. But Rosa wouldn't stand for this. She wore pants,...
5) Rosa Parks
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Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
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A brief biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.
6) Rosa Parks
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Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
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A biography of a woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.
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Berlin trilogy (Jonathan Rabb) volume 1
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English
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November 1918. A socialist revolution is sweeping across Germany, wreaking havoc on war-torn Berlin. Amid the ruin of the city's slums, four women are found dead-all with identical scars on their backs. Detective Inspector Nikolai Hoffner and his assistant, Hans Fichte, are baffled by the killings, and when another body is discovered, the case takes an ominous and unexpected turn. The fifth victim is none other than Rosa Luxemburg-a leader of the...
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2018.
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English
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When black bus rider Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in 1955, she helped ignite a civil rights struggle across the country. Examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Parks herself, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., and Parks's husband, Raymond.
10) Rosa
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English
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Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism and Resistance
Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism and Resistance
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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man, an act that ignited a movement that changed modern history.
11) Pinkalicious
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Series
Pinkalicious volume 1
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Español
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A little girl who's obsessed with the color pink eats so many pink cupcakes that she herself turns pink.
16) Rosa Parks
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English
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"Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist. During the 1950's, she helped end racial segregation in the United States. Parks first captured national attention when she refused to give up her seat on a bus. Her determination and belief in equal rights have made her an inspiration to people across the globe today. History Makers is a biography series that profiles and celebrates significant icons in U.S. history. It explores the life of a well-known history...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
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March on!: Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister recalls the day she heard him deliver his "I have a dream" speech.
Martin's big words: Introduces the ideas and accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr. using some of his own words.
Rosa: Recounts how Rosa Parks set the events of the civil rights movement in motion by refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama city bus.
Henry's freedom box: A fictionalized story about a young slave who mails himself to...
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[1996]
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English
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In Black Profiles in Courage, (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) focuses on extraordinarily courageous black men and women who typified the virtues of integrity, discipline, and self-respect. Taken together, their lives form a legacy from which African Americans of all ages can draw inspiration, wisdom, and pride. Some of these courageous heroes include Peter Salem - the slave, blacksmith, and volunteer soldier who turned the tide at Bunker Hill; Joseph Cinque...
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