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The Story of Ruby Bridges

The Story of Ruby Bridges Hardcover - 1995 - 1st Edition

by Robert Coles

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  • Hardcover

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator bring to life the true story of an extraordinary six-year-old who helped shape American history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This moving picture book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism. Full color.

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Scholastic, Incorporated, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title The Story of Ruby Bridges
  • Author Robert Coles
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scholastic, Incorporated, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Date 1995
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0590572814I4N10
  • ISBN 9780590572811 / 0590572814
  • Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.3 x 8.86 x 0.36 in (28.70 x 22.50 x 0.91 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 730
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Cultural Region: Deep South
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: Louisiana
    • Locality: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, New Orleans (La.) - Race relations
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 92033674
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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About the author

George Ford has illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, and Paul Robeson by Eloise Greenfield, winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. Mr. Ford lives with his wife and daughter in Brooklyn, New York.
Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for volumes two and three of the five-volume work Children of Crisis, Robert Coles is the author of many distinguished books for adults. A research psychiatrist at Harvard University, Dr. Coles lives outside Boston, Massachusetts.