Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Graphic Library: Graphic History

by Connie Colwell Miller, Dan Kalal (Illustrator)

In graphic novel format, tells the story of Rosa Park s arrest for not giving up her bus seat on December 1, 1955, and the boycott it sparked.

Genres: History, Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Biography

Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

Reviews

[Madison Cole]

I recently read "Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott" by Connie Miller for a college class, and I found it to be both engaging and educational. The book does a great job of telling the story of Rosa Parks and the significant impact her actions had on the Civil Rights Movement. It's written in a way that's easy for kids to understand, but it still covers the important historical details and the powerful message of standing up for what's right. Overall, it's a great book for teaching young readers about this pivotal moment in our American history.

[StrictlySequential ArtNarrative]

If this was a "Graphic Biography" I would give it *****. As a "Graphic History" title it should have stuck to the event and the surrounding ripples in Montgomery at that time then ended with glimpses that stuck to the future of protest/progress. The attempt to combine biography AND event is too ambitious for its 24 pages of story-line.

That sounds petty but the labeling/*titling* is important to customers especially teachers and she is far more deserving of her own biography than an (albeit difficult for all involved) event that she was the cornerstone of!

*=Dictionary needs to tighten-up on this spelling which misses the emphasis syllable!

[Sara Smith]

A powerful, easy-to-follow retelling that shows courage in action. The graphic novel format makes history feel immediate and human, showing kids that one person’s quiet strength can start real change.

[Mary]

Great intro to civil rights unit. Can be used as a supplemental text for differentiation.

[Yue Luna]

The drawings were a little strange to me, but everything else was totally okay.

[Melanie]

My son brought this home in February and has been referencing Rosa Parks ever since. The graphic novel format made the subject more accessible and immediate for him, and brings her incredibly brave story to life.

[Liam]

It was about the past. I'm interested in what happened a long time ago. I think it would have been scary to be Rosa.

[Valerie Johnson]

Although this book was a comic book and easy to read, the cartoon made the African- American look very black/white faced. I do not recommend book because it looks very sterotyped

[Gabriela]

It taught me more about rosa parks and what she did but just in a graphic novel!