La Historia de Ruby Bridges (the Story of Ruby Bridges)

"Es 1960 y Ruby Bridges, de seis aänos, se acaba de mudar con su familia de Misisipi a Nueva Orleans buscando una vida mejor. Cuando un juez sentencia que Ruby debe asistir al primer grado de la Escuela Primaria William Frantz, en la que todos son blancos, la niäna debe encarar las furiosas turbas de padres que no quieren que sus hijos vayan a la escuela con ella. Contada con el poderoso estilo narrativo de Robert Coles y dramâaticamente ilustrada por George Ford, la historia de coraje, fe y esperanza de Ruby aâun resuena mâas de 60 aänos despuâes"--

About the author

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for volumes two and three of the five-volume work Children of Crisis, Robert Coles is the author of many distinguished books for adults. A research psychiatrist at Harvard University, Dr. Coles lives outside Boston, Massachusetts.
George Ford has illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, and Paul Robeson by Eloise Greenfield, winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. Mr. Ford lives with his wife and daughter in Brooklyn, New York.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Coles
• Assisted by: George Ford (Illustration)
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Languages: Spanish
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.09.2021
• EAN: 9781338767490
• ISBN: 978-1-338-76749-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 206 mm x 251 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 98 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics