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Back of the Bus

Name: Back of the Bus
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Author: Aaron Reynolds
ISBN: 9781524741280

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Published on Jan 05, 2010 | 32 Pages

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Published on Jan 05, 2010 | 32 Pages

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It seems like any other winter day in Montgomery, Alabama. Mama and child are riding where they’re supposed to–way in the back of the bus. The boy passes the time by watching his marble roll up and down the aisle with the motion of the bus, until from way up front a big commotion breaks out. He can’t see what’s going on, but he can see the policeman arrive outside and he can see Mama’s chin grow strong. “There you go, Rosa Parks,” she says, “stirrin’ up a nest of hornets. Tomorrow all this’ll be forgot.” But they both know differently.

With childlike words and powerful illustrations, Aaron Reynolds and Coretta Scott King medalist Floyd Cooper recount Rosa Parks’ act of defiance through the eyes of a child–who will never forget.

“Coupled with Cooper’s rich paintings, this is a noteworthy reflection on the actions of a single individual in turning the tide of segregation.”
—School Library Journal

“Cooper’s filmy oil paintings are characterized by a fine mistlike texture, which results in warm, lifelike portraits that convincingly evoke the era, the intense emotional pitch of this incident, and the everyday heroism it embodied.”
—Publishers Weekly

ISBN9781524741280

Published onJan 05, 2010

Published byPhilomel Books

Pages32

Age Range6-8 years

GradeGrades 1-3

Reading LevelLexile: AD720L

Author

Aaron Reynolds

Aaron Reynolds is the author of bestselling and critically acclaimed books and graphic novels for kids, including Nerdy Birdy, President Squid, and the Caldecott Honor–winning Creepy Carrots! He regularly tours the country visiting schools and libraries. Aaron lives near Chicago with his wife and two children. Visit him at aaron-reynolds.com.

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Illustrator

Floyd Cooper

FLOYD COOPER always dreamed of becoming an artist, and he has now illustrated dozens of books for children, including Jump! (From the Life of Michael Jordan), Back of the Bus, and Max and the Tag-Along Moon. He received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in The Blacker the Berry and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his illustrations in Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard of a Land. He lives in New Jersey with his family. Learn more about his work at floydcooper.com and follow him on Twitter @floydcooper4.

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