This title fits these categories:

Racial awareness and variety: Shows diverse people living their lives in realistic ways.

Racial pride: Provides strong, positive role model for diverse children
Racial issue: Shows historical or contemporary inequality based on race.
Activist: Shows ways we can make a difference.

Acceptable grade levels: 3rd and up

Classification: Picture book Biography

Concepts/ Topics covered in book:

A creative biography of Rosa Parks

Guiding Questions/Activities

Pre-reading: Ask: What if you could travel back in time? How would you feel? What could you learn? and/or Play the game musical chairs. Talk about how it feels to be the one left without a seat.

Have children act out parts of the book or write a class playlet based on it

TEACHPEACENOW lesson using this book

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