Giovanni, N., & Collier, B. (2005). Rosa. New York, NY:
Henry Holt and Company, LLC.
This is a lovely book based on the life of Rosa Parks. This book illustrates the courage it took to take the stand she made that triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott that hoped to put an end to segregation laws. It gives you a glimpse into her personal life and her inner struggle as she stood up for herself and all those around her.
Assignment #2 - Informational - Evaluation Criteria
The Design and Style of this book are
evident on each page. I did some further
research beyond this book to figure out how the illustrator created his
drawings. I found a video
interview with
Bryan Collier, the illustrator at http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/collier explaining how he created the art for this
book. He starts out by doing sketches
but then he adds cut outs from old magazines to do the patterns and make
collages that he thinks represent the images he is trying to portray on each
page. Then he adds watercolor to finish
out many of the images. The collage
style and design of each page adds to the effectiveness of bringing the reader
into Rosa Parks’ life.
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