Back of the Bus - Hardcover

"Coupled with Cooper's rich paintings, this is a noteworthy reflection on the actions of a single individual in turning the tide of segregation."
--School Library Journal

"Cooper's filmy oil paintings are characterized by a fine mistlike texture, which results in warm, lifelike portraits that convincingly evoke the era, the intense emotional pitch of this incident, and the everyday heroism it embodied."
--Publishers Weekly

Passing the time on a long bus journey, during an era when segregation edicts require him to sit in the back, a young boy witnesses Rosa Parks' brave defiance of the racist policy requiring her to give up her seat. By the Coretta Scott King medalist illustrator of The Most Precious Gift.