Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story
The extraordinary true story of Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to integrate a New Orleans school — now with simple text for young readers!

In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd and into a school, changing history. This is the true story of an extraordinary little girl who became the first Black person to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans.

With simple text and historical photographs, this easy reader explores an amazing moment in history and celebrates the courage of a young girl who stayed strong in the face of racism.

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Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story
The extraordinary true story of Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to integrate a New Orleans school — now with simple text for young readers!

In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd and into a school, changing history. This is the true story of an extraordinary little girl who became the first Black person to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans.

With simple text and historical photographs, this easy reader explores an amazing moment in history and celebrates the courage of a young girl who stayed strong in the face of racism.

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Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story

by Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story

by Ruby Bridges

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The extraordinary true story of Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to integrate a New Orleans school — now with simple text for young readers!

In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd and into a school, changing history. This is the true story of an extraordinary little girl who became the first Black person to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans.

With simple text and historical photographs, this easy reader explores an amazing moment in history and celebrates the courage of a young girl who stayed strong in the face of racism.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780545108553
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date: 12/01/2009
Series: Scholastic Reader Series: Level 2
Edition description: Original
Pages: 32
Sales rank: 71,249
Product dimensions: 5.80(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile: 470L (what's this?)
Age Range: 4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Ruby Bridges became a pioneer in school integration at the age of six, when she was chosen to spend her first-grade year in what had formerly been an all-white elementary school. Ruby Bridges now works as a lecturer, telling her story to adults and children alike. She lives with her husband and sons in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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