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Riding with
Rosa Parks
A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 272
LEVELED BOOK • J
Riding with
Rosa Parks
Written by Ellen Forrest
Illustrated by Chris Baldwin
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Rosa Parks
Written by Ellen Forrest
Illustrated by Chris Baldwin
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Table of Contents
On the Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Refusing to Stand . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Taking Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Making a Difference . . . . . . . . . 13
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Table of Contents
On the Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Refusing to Stand . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Taking Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
On the Bus
Making a Difference . . . . . . . . . 13
Marissa and her mother
were riding the bus.
They were on their way
to Grandma’s house.
They had to sit in the back seats.
Marissa didn’t like the back seats.
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There was a law that black people
had to sit at the back of the bus.
Her mother said it was unfair.
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Some white people came on the bus.
There was a law that black people
So some of the black people stood
had to sit at the back of the bus.
up and gave them their seats.
Her mother said it was unfair.
That was another part of the law.
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Refusing to Stand
But one black woman didn’t stand
up. Her name was Rosa Parks.
She didn’t want to move from
her seat.
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Refusing to Stand
The driver told Rosa she had
But one black woman didn’t stand
to move, but she said, “No.”
up. Her name was Rosa Parks.
Then the driver called the police!
She didn’t want to move from
The police came and arrested
her seat.
Rosa Parks.
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Marissa was very confused.
Why didn’t Rosa Parks get up?
Everybody knew the law, even
if it wasn’t fair.
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Taking Steps
When other people heard
Marissa was very confused.
what happened to Rosa,
Why didn’t Rosa Parks get up?
they got very upset.
Everybody knew the law, even
They decided to stop riding
if it wasn’t fair.
the city buses!
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Marissa asked her mom why they
had to walk.
Her mother said people stopped
riding the buses to show that the
law was unfair.
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Marissa asked her mom why they
For a long time they walked
had to walk.
everywhere.
Her mother said people stopped
Marissa’s legs were sometimes
riding the buses to show that the
very tired.
law was unfair.
Still, they didn’t ride the bus.
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Making a Difference
Finally, an amazing thing happened.
The law was changed!
Marissa and her mom could now
sit at the front of the bus.
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Making a Difference
Finally, an amazing thing happened.
Marissa learned that one person
The law was changed!
could make a difference.
Marissa and her mom could now
She learned people could
sit at the front of the bus.
join together to change things.
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Today, people of all colors in the
United States have the same rights.
It all started with one woman saying
no to something that was unfair.
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Montgomery, Alabama, is where
Rosa Parks rode the bus.
N
Mississippi
Montgomery
Site where Rosa
Parks refused to
give up her seat
in 1955
ALABAMA
Tuskegee
Birthplace of Rosa
Louise McCauley,
February 4, 1913;
Rosa Parks died
October 24, 2005,
in Detroit, Michigan.
Today, people of all colors in the
Florida
United States have the same rights.
Gulf of Mexico
It all started with one woman saying
no to something that was unfair.
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Georgia
United States
To learn more about Rosa Parks, look in your library’s biography section.
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Riding with
Rosa Parks
A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 272
LEVELED BOOK • J
Riding with
Rosa Parks
Written by Ellen Forrest
Illustrated by Chris Baldwin
Visit www.readinga-z.com
for thousands of books and materials.
www.readinga-z.com
Riding with
Rosa Parks
Written by Ellen Forrest
Illustrated by Chris Baldwin
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Riding with Rosa Parks
Level J Leveled Book
© Learning A–Z
Written by Ellen Forrest
Illustrated by Chris Baldwin
All rights reserved.
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Correlation
LEVEL J
Fountas & Pinnell
Reading Recovery
DRA
J
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