Black history month book recommendations adventures in. Scholastic education trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. The author also documents bridges adult life, highlighting her community activities in recent years. Ruby bridges was the first african american child to integrate an. Lets read about ruby bridges by ruby bridges and grace maccarone. Ruby nell bridges made history as a sixyearold entering first grade in 1960 when she became the first african american student to desegregate a formerly. Ruby bridges lesson jcsebastian2wmwikinet studylib. Nearly 40 years later, ruby bridges turned her memories of that experience into a book for children. Lets read about ruby bridges scholastic first biographies by.
Ruby later wrote about her early experiences in two books and received the. View grace maccarones profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. The book is about a little girl name ruby bridges who segregated an all white school in her neighborhood. Grace maccarone executive editor holiday house publishing, inc. Scholastics first biographies series are nonfiction books geared towards younger. Donaldsons book is illustrated with fullcolor drawings and. Ruby bridges books, author biography, and reading level. Ruby bridges scholastic first biographies paperback. Trailblazer ruby bridges was only six when she advanced the cause of civil rights. This book includes primary sources and is a pretty amazing read. Wick, and awardwinning books such as through my eyes, by ruby bridges.
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