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Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story
The extraordinary true story of Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to integrate a New Orleans school -- now with simple text for young readers!
In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd and into a school, changing history. This is the true story of an extraordinary little girl who became the first Black person to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans.
With simple text and historical photographs, this easy reader explores an amazing moment in history and celebrates the courage of a young girl who stayed strong in the face of racism.
Book Details
- Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
- Publish Date: Dec 1st, 2009
- Pages: 32
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.05in - 6.48in - 0.12in - 0.16lb
- EAN: 9780545108553
- Recommended age: 04-08
- Categories: • Biography & Autobiography - Historical• Biography & Autobiography - Cultural & Regional• Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism
About the Author
Bridges, Ruby: - RUBY BRIDGES became a pioneer in school integration at the age of six, when she was chosen to spend her first-grade year in what had formerly been an all-white elementary school. Ruby Bridges now works as a lecturer, telling her story to adults and children alike. She lives with her husband and sons in New Orleans, Louisiana.