Take a stand, Rosa Parks

Main Author:	Roop, Peter.
Other Authors:	Roop, Connie.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scholastic, c2005.
Series:	Before I made history
Subjects:	Parks, Rosa, > 1913-2005 > Juvenile nonfiction. African American women civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile. Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile. African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.. Women > Biography > Juvenile. Montgomery (Ala.) > Race relations > Juvenile nonfiction..

Item Description:	"Scholastic chapter book biography"--Cover.
Physical Description:	59 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
ISBN:	0439676258 9780439676250
Author Notes:	Peter Roop is a Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year, and has been a writer of children's books for over 25 years. He has written extensively for Cricket and Cobblestone Magazines. He currently writes and speaks full-time. Last year he talked with over 50,000 students, presenting over 800 workshops for students, educators and writers in 26 states. Together with his wife, Peter has written 60 children's books ranging from historical fiction to nonfiction. Seven of their books are "Reading Rainbow" books, including Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie, a Feature Book. Their books have received recognition from the National Association of Science Teachers, National Council of Teachers of English, the Children's Book Council, and the American Library Association. They have also received Wisconsin's Laura Ingalls Wilder Book Award. (Bowker Author Biography)