Rosa’s Bus by Jo S. Kittinger

Kittinger, Jo S. Rosa’s Bus, PICTURE BOOK.  Calkin’s Creek, 2010.  $17.95.  Language-G (0 swears, 0 “f”), Sexual Content-G; Violence-G;  This is a factual book about Rosa Parks’s act of refusing to give up her seat on a bus during those critical years of Colored vs. Not colored.  It has all the facts in it including bus number and year.  It even describes how old the bus was at the time.  It uses beautiful painting as the illustrations.  It is a superb book to teach how far we have come as a country and the importance that we are all special.  It teaches courage and resilience.  The bus was finally bought before going to the junkyard.  Interesting way to tell Rosa’s story.  This book is excellent for relating history in a unique way.  EL – ADVISABLE. Reviewer:  BMN