Ruby Bridges : a talk with my teacher /
Bridges, Ruby,
Ruby Bridges : a talk with my teacher / Talk with my teacher written by civil rights icon Ruby Bridges ; illustrated by Trudy Tran. - First edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
"Ruby reads glossary included"--Cover.
"Civil rights activist, Ruby Bridges, recounts her reunion with her favorite first-grade teacher, Mrs. Henry"-- "Acclaimed civil rights icon, Ruby Bridges, shares the touching tale of reuniting with the first-grade teacher who changed her life, Mrs. Henry. Once again, you have shown me that you never get too old to learn. Teaching really is the noblest of professions. When Ruby Bridges was only six years old, she made history by being the first Black child to integrate William Frantz Elementary School. She became best friends with her teacher, Mrs. Henry. Excited to come back for her second year, Ruby is soon devastated to learn that Mrs. Henry isn't her second-grade teacher. Where did Mrs. Henry go? Can Ruby ever reconnect with her favorite teacher? A love letter to teachers who hold the power to change lives, Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher illuminates the lasting impact that the best of teachers can have on the lives of their students. Trudy Tran's emotive rendering of Ruby Bridges from childhood to adulthood brings new life to this heartwarming story of a reunion between two long lost best friends"--
Ages 4-8 Scholastic Inc. Grades 2-3 Scholastic Inc.
9781338753943 1338753940
2024009803
Bridges, Ruby--Juvenile literature.
Bridges, Ruby.
Bridges, Ruby--Biography.
African American girls--Louisiana--New Orleans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Teacher-student relationships--Louisiana--New Orleans--Juvenile literature.
School integration--Louisiana--New Orleans--Juvenile literature.
African American girls--Louisiana--New Orleans.
African Americans--Biography.
Teacher-student relationships.
School integration--Louisiana--New Orleans.
Filles noires américaines--Louisiane--La Nouvelle-Orléans--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Noirs américains--Louisiane--La Nouvelle-Orléans--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Déségrégation en éducation--Louisiane--La Nouvelle-Orléans--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women.
African American girls--Louisiana--New Orleans--Biography.
Teacher-student relationships--Louisiana--New Orleans.
New Orleans (La.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
New Orleans (La.)
Autobiographies.
Picture books.
Autobiographies.
F379.N553 / B7515 2025
379.2/63092 B
Ruby Bridges : a talk with my teacher / Talk with my teacher written by civil rights icon Ruby Bridges ; illustrated by Trudy Tran. - First edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
"Ruby reads glossary included"--Cover.
"Civil rights activist, Ruby Bridges, recounts her reunion with her favorite first-grade teacher, Mrs. Henry"-- "Acclaimed civil rights icon, Ruby Bridges, shares the touching tale of reuniting with the first-grade teacher who changed her life, Mrs. Henry. Once again, you have shown me that you never get too old to learn. Teaching really is the noblest of professions. When Ruby Bridges was only six years old, she made history by being the first Black child to integrate William Frantz Elementary School. She became best friends with her teacher, Mrs. Henry. Excited to come back for her second year, Ruby is soon devastated to learn that Mrs. Henry isn't her second-grade teacher. Where did Mrs. Henry go? Can Ruby ever reconnect with her favorite teacher? A love letter to teachers who hold the power to change lives, Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher illuminates the lasting impact that the best of teachers can have on the lives of their students. Trudy Tran's emotive rendering of Ruby Bridges from childhood to adulthood brings new life to this heartwarming story of a reunion between two long lost best friends"--
Ages 4-8 Scholastic Inc. Grades 2-3 Scholastic Inc.
9781338753943 1338753940
2024009803
Bridges, Ruby--Juvenile literature.
Bridges, Ruby.
Bridges, Ruby--Biography.
African American girls--Louisiana--New Orleans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Teacher-student relationships--Louisiana--New Orleans--Juvenile literature.
School integration--Louisiana--New Orleans--Juvenile literature.
African American girls--Louisiana--New Orleans.
African Americans--Biography.
Teacher-student relationships.
School integration--Louisiana--New Orleans.
Filles noires américaines--Louisiane--La Nouvelle-Orléans--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Noirs américains--Louisiane--La Nouvelle-Orléans--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Déségrégation en éducation--Louisiane--La Nouvelle-Orléans--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women.
African American girls--Louisiana--New Orleans--Biography.
Teacher-student relationships--Louisiana--New Orleans.
New Orleans (La.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
New Orleans (La.)
Autobiographies.
Picture books.
Autobiographies.
F379.N553 / B7515 2025
379.2/63092 B