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“I learned that even though I was just six, I had the power to change the world.”

I read this book with a small group in my placement. The students loved the book and had a strong reaction to how people were treating Ruby. We had great discussion and would read it again in the classroom.

“I Am Ruby Bridges“ is an inspiring children's book written by Ruby Bridges herself, offering a personal and poignant account of her experiences as the first African American child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South. Through engaging storytelling and vivid illustrations by Nikkolas Smith, the book introduces young readers to Ruby's courageous journey and the historic moment of desegregation.

“I will bridge the 'gap' between Black and white... and hopefully between all people.“

This is a very important story for children to hear. I would definitely read this in my future classroom to give a child's perspective of a big moment from our Civil Rights history.

This can be a hard story to read for young children as it can sad. However, Ruby's story is very amazing and I felt the book told it in a tasteful way. This book also has wonderful illustrations and a great glossary in the back.

“Racism is a grown up disease, and we must stop using our children to spread it.“ I loved this quote because a lot of parents put this pressure on their children which is not fair.

I would use this book in my classroom to discuss the times when schools were segregated by color and how that change occurred to become our schools we have today.

I am Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges was published in 2022 and is historical fiction book. The civil rights activist Ruby Bridges tells the story of how she was the first black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school through the eyes of her 6-year-old self. I loved this book and read it when I was in school.

“When I asked my mom, she said, "Yes. It was an all-white school, until the laws changed - when Brown v. Board of Education won their case in the Supreme Court."”

This book is so monumentally important because it helps black and white children see what happened in the past. Even though this is a very heavy subject, it‘s still important to have a classroom for children to discover for themselves. It‘s important, because a lot of children will never have been told these stories, or with some of the most important people went through.

This book is about the life of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges. This story is an autobiography about her being the first black child to go to an all white school. This is a heavy subject but this book is written in a way that I feel kids who aren‘t black will understand the struggle of what black people have gone through. Black children will also understand what it took for us to come this far who the important people in our history are.

I will bridge the gap between Black and White... and hopefully all people! I suppose some things in life are just meant to be.

This autobiography is a good read for elementary and middle school students since it is a first person perspective of a huge historical event. Hearing Bridges personal account will give students a deeper understanding of that time period and shows the importance of inclusion.

This book tells the story of Ruby Bridges, one of the first ever Black children to be allowed in a “white school“ after integration was enforced in the 1960's. This autobiography tells us Bridges personal perspective and gives the reader a sense of triumph as she keeps her head up high.

“My work will be precious. I will bridge the 'gap' between Black & white... ...and hopefully all people! I suppose some things in life are just meant to be.“

This book would be a great read for students in kindergarten up to middle school. I have personally read this to my last semester placement 2nd graders and they all had so many questions after reading it. It allows students to enter the world of someone with differences in a different time period and see their hardships and challenges and how they overcame them (or are still working towards them) for a more equitable experience.

This is a children's autobiography book written by Ruby Bridges. The book goes over her story of being one of the first black children to attend an all white school. We get to see from her point of view the difficulties and hardships in her education and homelife and how she had obstacles to overcome but also support in her journey for equity.

This is a biography about a girl named Ruby Bridges. She was African American and the oldest of 5 children. She was the first colored girl to attend an all white elementary school. She attended first grade at Williams Frantz Elementary school. During this time in history black and white people did not attend the same schools. Her movement paved the way for the Civil Rights action in the south.

“When I grow up, my work will be precious “

I love that this is written by her

This is a great book for learning about this civil rights activist. It is very well spoken and very important for children to understand

This B. This book is great for RA for young students. In this book, Ruby talks about the struggle that she had to face when she went all-white school. https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activities/teaching-content/ruby-bridges-sim... This website has a couple of activities to do with students.

Good intro for young readers to Ruby Bridges and the issue of segregation. #OwnVoices #BlackLivesMatter

While visiting the National Civil Rights Museum, I saw this young reader about Ruby Bridges with primary source photos and I'm pairing it with the illustrated retelling of Ruby's story to give my nieces and nephew.