How long does it take to read Who Was Rosa Parks??
Yona Zeldis McDonough, Stephen Marchesi
Who Was Rosa Parks? by Yona Zeldis McDonough, Stephen Marchesi takes about 2 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 3 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2010. 112 pages, about 30,800 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
Subjects: Race relations, African Americans, Civil rights, History, African American women, Segregation in transportation
