Ruby Bridges /
Madeline Donaldson.
- Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, c2009.
- 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
- History maker bios .
- History maker bios. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index.
The way things were -- Small girl, big job -- First grade -- Growing up -- Facing forward.
School Library Journal, September 2009
Introduces students to the life and historical impact of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American student to attend William Frantz Public School in New Orleans, which caused a riot and brought the tensions between races to the forefront of American society.
4.4 3-6 Follett Library Resources
0761342206
2008046526
Bridges, Ruby.
African Americans--New Orleans (La.)--Biography. Women--Biography. School integration--New Orleans (La.)