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Rosaby Nikki Giovanni
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed. Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovannis evocative text combines with Bryan Colliers striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective. Review:"Paired very effectively with Giovanni's passionate, direct words, Collier's large watercolor-and-collage illustrations depict Parks as an inspiring force that radiates golden light." — Booklist, Starred Review "Purposeful in its telling, this is a handsome and thought-provoking introduction to these watershed acts of civil disobedience." -- School Library Journal "Giovanni and Collier offer a moving interpretation of Rosa Park's momentous refusal to give up her bus seat. The author brings her heroine very much to life...a fresh take on a remarkable historic event." — Publishers Weekly "An essential volume for classrooms and libraries." — Kirkus Reviews Synopsis:More than 50 years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is the subject of this picture-book tribute to her courageous action and the events that followed. About the AuthorNikki Giovanni is one of our best-known and best-loved African-American poets. She is the recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Literature and the Langston Hughes Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters, and she has been named Woman of the Year by many magazines, including Essence, Mademoiselle, and Ladies' Home Journal. She teaches creative writing at Virginia Tech and lives in Christiansburg, Virginia. Bryan Collier is the author and illustrator of Uptown, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. He is also the illustrator of Martin's Big Words, which was a Caldecott Honor Book. The Chicago Sun-Times has called Colliers art “breathtakingly beautiful.” Mr. Collier lives with his family in Upstate New York. Their newest collaboration, a picture book about Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, will be published in fall 2008 by Henry Holt. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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