I Am Rosa Parks
I Am Rosa Parks
by Brad Meltzer
Ages 5–8
Rosa Parks tells her own story, with a lesson about standing up for what's right. Part of the Ordinary People Change the World series.
- Author
- Brad Meltzer
- Age
- Ages 5–8
- Type
- Biography, Picture Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Dial Books
- In India
- Available
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