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The Story of Ruby Bridges
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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 Inc., February 1995. Hardcover. Used Very Good/Missing. Front and back covers have very slight edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.
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Details

  • 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 Inc., Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Date February 1995
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 389610
  • 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.