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Liked It “Ruby Bridges is a african american but when she wanted to go to school people wouldnt let her because she was black and she faced themm and went to school with white people” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This book is a true account of the story of Ruby Bridges. She was the first African American student to be integrated into an all white school. This would be an excellent book to use on a unit on the Civil Rights Movement. I would use this as a read aloud to lead into the lesson. ”
Andrea T wrote this review Thursday, November 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The Story of Ruby Bridges is a great book to read during language arts or social studies. I would use the book in my classroom when introducing the topic of segregation and how people with different color skin were not treated equally.”
Jenae D wrote this review Friday, November 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Ruby Bridges is a african american but when she wanted to go to school people wouldnt let her because she was black and she faced themm and went to school with white people”
Shirley M wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ruby was the girl was strong as well she went to school not minding what other did or said. she wasn't nevrous or scared just curios about why they did.
Madeline R wrote this review Wednesday, April 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
the story about ruby bridges is good for people that are into history.
”“I thought Ruby was so brave. I'm glad that our laws have changed so that we all have the same opportunities. Ms. B”
K. B wrote this review Tuesday, February 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The story of Ruby Bridges is about a six year old girl who has to go to an all white school in 1957, a very difficult time. She encounters many hurtful experiences, and is confused about what is going on during this time. She realizes the main person she can turn, and who helps her through out it all is her teacher, Ms. Henry. This is a true story of how a girl overcame it all, with a remarkable story to tell to later generations.
Gina L wrote this review Monday, December 1 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Reason why I chose this book: I chose this book because it a great introduction to the civil rights movement and what happened during our country during this time. I like how it is told through the perspective of a young girl, instead of just a excerpt out of a history book. This book really lets students see how discrimination affected students at school, and the kind and caring people like Ms. Henry who really took the time to see past color.
Use in the classroom: I would use this book as an introductory book before reading The Watson’s go to Birmingham with my students. I think it is a great book to introduce the topic of the civil rights movement, and it is a little lighter to digest before reading a chapter book about the topic. While reading this book, I would have my students fill out a alphabetical word chart with words from the book that they may feel are important, or want to know more about. We would discuss the book and the word chart afterward, and talk about how the same words would pertain to The Watson’s go to Birmingham as well.
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“Summary: This is a book is an actual true story about a little girl named Ruby. Ruby basically helped develop history when she was the first African-American girl to attend an all white school in the first grade. Even though the white people are extremely mean and awful to her, Ruby is strong and brave to withstand all the torment and comes out on top in the end.
Jessica Bradfield wrote this review Sunday, November 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Reason I chose this book: I chose this book because it made me feel a few different emotions. I felt like crying, laughing, and very angry. A book that can make me feel all those different ways is a very well written book and very good story. I really enjoyed this book because it gave me a clear picture of what it was really like back then and how hard it was for African-Americans everyday.
Use in the classroom: I would use this in my classroom when teaching a unit on the civil rights. I would read this book aloud to the students and there is actually a song that goes with the story of Ruby Bridges and I would teach my students that song because it is very powerful. I would also use this book before talking about any type of racial issues and talk about how awful the people were to Ruby but she overcame and was so strong, even at age 6!
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“Very eye opening book. I learned a lot about this time period along with this incredibly strong and brave woman. I would definitely recommend ANYBODY read it. ”
readingroomkatie wrote this review Sunday, July 20 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Ruby Bridges is the story of the little black girl in the famous painting by Norman Rockwell who is being escorted to an integrated school by federal marshalls. Very useful to explain segregation to students today who have no memory of that time. We had a copy of the Rockwell picture in our library and I used this book with it and an autographed photo of Ms. Bridges today.”
Judy S wrote this review Tuesday, April 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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