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Ringgold, Faith

If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks

32 pp. | Simon | November, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-689-81892-0 $$16.00
(4) K-3 En route to school, narrator Marcie hops aboard a talking bus that tells the tale of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. The gimmick doesn't work--Marcie is a flat character, and the magic bus detracts from Parks's incredible story--but the book is easily redeemed by Ringgold's trademark black-outlined, richly textured, fiercely colorful illustrations.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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