Format:
Book
Title:
Dear Ruby, hear our hearts / by Ruby Bridges ; illustrations by John Jay Cabuay.
Author:
Bridges, Ruby, author.
Call Number:
j379.263092 Bridges
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Orchard Books. an Imprint of Scholastic Incorporated, [2024]
Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Summary:
"National civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges responds to letters from thoughtful and concerned young students from across America."I've heard their hearts and now share those hearts with you. These pages truly speak to the power of children." -- Ruby BridgesRuby Bridges was the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. She established the Ruby Bridges Foundation to promote tolerance and to create change through education. She traveled across the US, listening to the inspiring voices of young children.Dear Ruby: Hear Our Hearts is a compilation of letters from concerned young students about today's issues, including bullying, climate change, gun violence, and racism. Reading Ruby's intuitive and inspirational responses, young readers will embrace the courage to be brave, bold, and confident."-- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 5-10. Orchard Books / An Imprint of Scholastic Incorporated.
Grades 2-3. Orchard Books / An Imprint of Scholastic Incorporated.
Subjects:
Bridges, Ruby -- Correspondence -- Juvenile literature.
Bridges, Ruby -- Correspondence.
Bridges, Ruby -- Correspondence.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Self-confidence.
Civil rights movements -- United States.
Civil rights workers -- United States.
African Americans -- Civil rights.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Self-confidence -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights.
Civil rights workers -- U.S. states.
Civil rights movements -- U.S. states.
Self-confidence.
Genre:
Nonfiction novels.
Other Author:
Cabuay, John Jay, illustrator.
ISBN:
9781338753912
1338753916