In celebration of the 50th anniversary of that famous moment in the history of the civil rights movement, Kohl has expanded and updated his original discussion of Rosa Parks. The book also includes a teacher's guide.
Herbert Kohl is the author of more than forty books, including the bestselling classic 36 Children. A recipient of the National Book Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, he was founder and first director of the Teachers & Writers Collaborative in New York City and established the PEN West Center in San Francisco, where he lives. Marian Wright Edelman is founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund. She lives in Washington, D.C.