ISBN |
9780241520673 (paperback) |
Name |
Williams, Joy author. |
Title |
The extraordinary life of Rosa Parks / Dr Sheila Kanani ; adapted by Joy Williams ; illustrated by Nan Lawson ; series editor, Sorrel Pitts. |
Published |
London : Penguin Books, 2021. |
©2019 |
Description |
64 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
Notes |
Level 2. |
Summary |
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reading series, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. The Extraordinary Life of Rosa Parks, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages. One day, Rosa Parks got on a bus and did not give her seat to a white person. This helped to change the lives of black people in America. This is Rosa's extraordinary story. |
Target audience note |
12 - 17 years old. |
Subjects |
Parks, Rosa, -- 1913-2005 -- Juvenile literature |
African American women civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature |
Readers (Secondary) |
Genre |
Biographies |
Readers (Publications) |
Easy to read (green : intermediate) |
Other Names |
adaptation of (work) Kanani, Sheila. Extraordinary life of Rosa Parks. |
Lawson, Nan illustrator. |
Pitts, Sorrel editor. |
Series |
Penguin readers. Level 2 |
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