TY - BOOK AU - Bridges,Ruby AU - Tran,Trudy TI - Ruby Bridges: a talk with my teacher SN - 9781338753943 AV - F379.N553 B7515 2025 U1 - 379.2/63092B 23/eng/20240923 PY - 2025/// CY - New York PB - Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. KW - Bridges, Ruby KW - Bridges, Ruby. KW - African American girls KW - Louisiana KW - New Orleans KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - African Americans KW - Teacher-student relationships KW - School integration KW - Filles noires américaines KW - Louisiane KW - La Nouvelle-Orléans KW - Biographies KW - Ouvrages pour la jeunesse KW - Noirs américains KW - Déségrégation en éducation KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists KW - bisacsh KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women KW - sears KW - New Orleans (La.) KW - Autobiographies KW - lcgft KW - Picture books KW - rvmgf N1 - "Ruby reads glossary included"--Cover; Ages 4-8; Scholastic Inc; Grades 2-3; Scholastic Inc N2 - "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"-- ER -