Italian / Italy
L’autobus di Rosa
(Rosa's bus)
Silei, Fabrizio
(text)
Quarello, Maurizio A. C.
(illus.)
Roma: Orecchio acerbo, 2011. – [40] p.
ISBN 978-88-96806-13-5
USA | History 1955 | Parks, Rosa (1913-2005) | Discrimination | Courage | Racial segregation | Role model | Racism
Reading age: 9+
White Ravens issue: 2012
This book impresses with its straight-forward, concise text and apt words, pregnant with memory and pain, which turn to pictures that pass before the eyes of the young protagonist. They take the form of bloodied batons, of white hoods that hide identity, and of refused seats in the bus. Grandfather tells a story: On December 1, 1955, he was in the bus in which Rosa Parks sat down – the black woman who bravely defended herself against encroachment, who resisted giving white people her seat in the bus, was incarcerated and became a symbol in the fight against racial segregation. This beautiful and movingly illustrated book for the whole family, which was published in collaboration with Amnesty International, offers readers a chance to come to terms with historical facts and form an independent opinion. It portrays injustice and dark moments of American history by means of scenic images, which are influenced by Edward Hopper and photography.