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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first African American to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story through text and historical photographs, offering a powerful call to action." --
2) Ruby Bridges
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
When bright six year old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local New Orleans elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the very first time.
Author
Language
English
Description
"When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is a story full of hope, innocence, and courage"--
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
20240102
Language
English
Description
"Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts is a compilation of letters from concerned young students about today's issues, including bullying, climate change, gun violence, and racism. Reading Ruby's intuitive and inspirational responses, young readers will embrace the courage to be brave, bold, and confident"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction picture book compilation of the stories of 13 American women who persisted in overcoming obstacles and changing the world"--Provided by publisher.
"Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted. Throughout American history, there have always been women...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. She became the first black student to attend the previously all-white school. This event paved the way for widespread school desegregation in the South. Ruby Bridges and the Desegregation of American Schools explores Bridges's legacy."--
10) Ruby Bridges
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Text and photos look at the life of Ruby Bridges, who was the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the south. --
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When 6-year-old Ruby Bridges and her mother went to William Frantz Elementary School on November 14, 1960, they arrived to find an angry crowd of white people shouting racist insults. For her safety, Ruby had to be escorted to school every day by U.S. Marshals. But despite the hateful attitudes of others, Ruby didn't miss a single day of school that year. Discover the incredible bravery of one young Black girl who faced terrible persecution to get...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"From Samuel Adams to the students from Parkland, march through history with the heroic revolutionary protesters who changed America. These heroic protesters were not afraid to stand up for what they believed in. They are among the twenty change-makers in this book who used peaceful protests and brave actions to rewrite American history"--Jacket.
Nonfiction picture book briefly introduces twenty protesters, including Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta,...
15) Ruby Bridges
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A biography of Ruby Bridges, the first African American student to attend William Frantz Public School in New Orleans and the subject of a 1964 Normal Rockwell painting.
16) Ruby Bridges
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A biography on Ruby Bridges and how she stood up against racism and hatred to help integrate Louisiana's school system.
18) Ruby Bridges
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A chapter book biography of Ruby Bridges, part of the She Persisted series"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out about important issues. Let their incredible stories inspire...
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