Back of the Bus
  • Published: 26 December 2013
  • ISBN: 9780147510587
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $17.99

Back of the Bus

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26 Dec 2013
Hardback
7 Jan 2010
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In the spirit of MOON OVER STAR, a child witnesses an historic moment in the civil rights movement--Rosa Parks's refusal to move to the back of the bus--and takes from the moment something personal.

It’s December 1, 1955.

A boy and his mother are riding the bus in Montgomery, Alabama like any other day—way in the back of the bus. The boy passes time by watching his marble roll up and down the aisle with the motion of the bus…

Until a big commotion breaks out from way up front.

With simple words and powerful illustrations, Aaron Reynolds and Coretta Scott King medalist Floyd Cooper recount the pivotal arrest of Rosa Parks at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement.
  • Published: 26 December 2013
  • ISBN: 9780147510587
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $17.99
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Praise for Back of the Bus

"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