 Best Sellers | | |  | |  | | | Through My Eyes | | | | |
List Price:
| $16.95 | |
Our Price:
| $11.53
& eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.
| |
You Save:
| $5.42 (31%)
|
| | | SKU:
| | In Stock | | Availability:
Usually ships in 1 business days | | |
|
| | Description | In November 1960, all of America watched as a tiny six-year-old black girl, surrounded by federal Marshall's, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. An icon of the civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history. | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Ruby Bridges | | Hardcover: | 64 pages | | Publisher: | Scholastic Press | | Publication Date: | September 01, 1999 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0590189239 | | Package Length: | 10.6 inches | | Package Width: | 9.5 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 22 reviews |
| |
| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review:
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Remember the Children Jan 31, 2008
This book is fantastic and I bought it for my students. The problem is she uses the N word so much. I had to comb through the book and ink out the word. I do not want children using that word to each other, and yes my students ARE BLACK, and especially don't want my white student learning he can say the word too. Then again it seems very immature that 1 can use the N word and the other cannot. It's a word that nobody should be using. Bridges could've just said "the whites shouted angry slurs" kids, of all colors, will pick up on what those words are through inappropriate means. Otherwise, I would still recommend to buy this book at is a wonderful book and has plenty of history and information.
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges Dec 08, 2007
Through My Eyes is one of the best books I have ever read to my children. As an African American, it is extremely important to me that my children know their history. The story about Ruby Bridges helps children (and adults) to understand that no matter what obstacles are placed before them in life, failure only happens when you give up and accept defeat. In other words, what someone else thinks of you is not necessarily how you should define yourself! I encourage everyone to read this book to their children.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Ruby Bridges review by Sophie K. Jul 18, 2006
I chose this book from my summer reading list because I have a special interest in the Civil Rights Movement. I learned about Ruby Bridges during African American Month at school and got really interested in her story. I liked this book a lot because it taught me about integration and segration in a way that was easy to understand. The photographs brought the story to life, and I liked the way the story was told from Ruby's point of view. I would really recommend this book to kids my age (third grade) and older who are interested in this kind of book. My parents really liked the book too!
Sophie K.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
A Historical Must Read Apr 03, 2006
This inspirational story, told by Ruby Bridges herself, can help children understand some of the struggles of African-Americans during the 1960's. Ruby's courageousness and determination is the message young readers are presented with. The real-life photos give readers a visual account of the hard times that Ruby and other African-Americans endured. Also included in this autobiography are quotes from many of the people that Ruby encountered in her life including her mother, her first grade teacher, Barbara Henry, and her childhood psychologist, Robert Cole. A quote from a 1963 speech by Martin Luther King is included which further supports the civil rights theme in this book. Excerpts from text such as The New York Times and Good Housekeeping gives readers even more factual information about the time period. The book includes photo credits as well as text credits with copyrights to ensure the reliability. This text can be used with children in grades five through eight studying the civil rights movement or school integration in the 1960's.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Moving and full of information Mar 24, 2006
I really loved this book, it has a lot of pics and information about the time everything happened. This girl is such an example for everyone...
| |
| |
| |  | |  |
|
| You may also like ... |
