Author: Robert ColesIllustrator: George Ford
Genre: Historical Fiction
Characters: Ruby, her family, and her teacher Miss Hurley
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 4th
Summary: This book tells the story of a little African American girl that has the honor and burden of being one of the first African Americans to attend a white school in the 1960's. Six year old Ruby is the only one in her class and she has to deal with an angry mob each day when she enters school.
Comments: I think this book makes a topic like segregation more understandable to younger children.
2 comments:
I think this would be a great book to read in my class.
This book could truly be used to introduce children to the issues that America faced in 1960s. I like the illustrations because they clearly show Ruby’s courage, pride and strength.
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