Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
752
Points per Word
0.000665
Description
The book tells the story of Rosa Parks, an African American woman who lived during the time of segregation in the United States. It describes her childhood and explains why black people were required to sit in separate sections of public buses. The book details her famous act of refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, which led to the bus boycott and important changes in the law.