| The Story of Ruby Bridges Contributor(s): Coles, Robert (Author), Ford, George (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1613831730 ISBN-13: 9781613831731 Publisher: Perfection Learning OUR PRICE: $18.29 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 8.25" W x 10.19" (0.67 lbs) 1 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 14855 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge orders Ruby to attend first grade at William Frantz Elementary, an all-white school, Ruby must face angry mobs of parents who refuse to send their children to school with her. Told with Robert Coles' powerful narrative and dramatically illustrated by George Ford, Ruby's story of courage, faith, and hope is now available in this special 50th anniversary edition with an updated afterword |