Rosa Parks (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)

By Kitson Jazynka and National Geographic Kids

Paperback

Published on Aug 4, 2015 | 32 Pages

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Grades K–3
Ages 5–8

Find out about the life of Rosa Parks and how her actions in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 helped end racial segregation in America.

This book follows the same standards as other National Geographic Readers with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach that kids love. The life story of Rosa Parks has enduring lessons to teach us and this biography should appeal to kids, parents, and teachers.

ISBN 9781426321412 (Paperback)
Published on Aug 4, 2015
Published by National Geographic Kids
Pages 32
Dimensions 6 x 9
Age Range 5-8 years
Grade Grades K-3
Reading Level Lexile: 790L | Fountas/Pinnell: O

ISBN 9781426321429 (Hardcover Library Binding)
Published on Aug 4, 2015
Published by National Geographic Kids
Pages 32
Dimensions 6 x 9
Age Range 5-8 years
Grade Grades K-3
Reading Level Lexile: 790L | Fountas/Pinnell: O

Kitson Jazynka

Author Kitson Jazynka is an award-winning freelance writer and children’s author. Her work appears regularly in National Geographic Kids, American Girl, and Young Rider magazine, as well as the Washington Post’s KidsPost. Kitson currently lives with her family in Washington, DC.

Literacy consultant Stephanie Laird is an instructional coach at Mitchellville Elementary in Mitchellville, Iowa, and is currently serving on the International Literacy Association’s (ILA) Board of Directors through 2019. She was the 2014 recipient of the ILA Technology and Literacy Award. Stephanie is the President-Elect of the Iowa Reading Association and was the 2017 Conference Chair of the Iowa Reading Association’s annual conference. Along with being an ambassador and advocate for education, literacy, and teacher leadership across her state, Stephanie was a member of ILA’s Literacy, eLearning, Communication, and Culture Committee and has contributed to the International Literacy Day Activity Kit, Literacy Daily, and ReadWriteThink.

National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids believes in the awesome power of science, exploration, and storytelling, and our children’s books bring the best of this incredible world directly to readers’ hands. Fun, colorful, and jam-packed with cool info, Nat Geo Kids books are also fact-checked, expert-reviewed, and 100 percent human-made—and from the only kids’ brand with roots in a world-class scientific organization. From leveled readers to photo-rich almanacs and from baby animals to dangerous dinosaurs, Nat Geo Kids has a book that will spark curiosity and ignite wonder in every young explorer!