The Story Of Ruby Bridges

BY ROBERT COLES, ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE FORD

Brief Description:
"Please, God, try to forgive those people. Because even if they say those bad things, They don't know what they're doing." This is the true story of an extraordinary 6-year-old who helped shape history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This moving book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism. "Ford's moving watercolor paintings...capture the...warmth of Ruby's family and community, the immense powers against her, and her shining inner strength." - Booklist

Scholastic 2004 32 PP. Paper

$6.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)