{"product_id":"if-a-bus-could-talk-the-story-of-rosa-parks-9780689818929","title":"If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks","description":"\u003cb\u003eIf a bus could talk, \u003c\/b\u003e it would tell the story of a young African-American girl named Rosa who had to walk miles to her one-room schoolhouse in Alabama while white children rode to their school in a bus. It would tell how the adult Rosa rode to and from work on a segregated city bus and couldn't sit in the same row as a white person. It would tell of the fateful day when Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man and how that act of courage inspired others around the world to stand up for freedom. \u003cbr\u003e In this book a bus \u003ci\u003edoes\u003c\/i\u003e talk, and on her way to school a girl named Marcie learns why Rosa Parks is the mother of the Civil Rights movement. At the end of Marcie's magical ride, she meets Rosa Parks herself at a birthday party with several distinguished guests. Wait until she tells her class about this\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780689818929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 12.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/1999 pg. 1747\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/1999 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/1999 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 934\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 159 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 159 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2005 pg. 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e35405 \/ If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Faith Ringgold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36640029540508,"sku":"9780689818929","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4a6ecb27-d4a8-4fc9-a7b5-924b78369661.jpg?v=1603851199","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/if-a-bus-could-talk-the-story-of-rosa-parks-9780689818929","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}