Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges
Book Review: Ruby Bridges review by Sophie K.
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Book Review: School is for Heroes
Summary: 5 Stars
Through My Eyes is the story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American girl in an all white school in New Orleans, during the peak of segregation. It is also written by Ruby herself. Ruby tells how she feels and exactly what is was like to have to go to school with whites. Even though the school was supposed to be integrated she was in a classroom all by herself. She ended up forming a relationship with the teacher because she was the only student in the class. Ruby doesn't sugarcoat the situation at all, she shows the people protesting everyday and the signs the held, she shows being escorted by FBI agents into school, she shows her classroom, her teacher, her neighborhood; I think because she shows the reality of things it makes the reader more interested in her story.Book Review: THE best book on Civil Rights for small children
Summary: 5 Stars
I'd not read such a well-written book about the racism of the 60s for children, until now. Prefaced by Harry Belafonte, the book is remarkable on a number of levels. Off the bat, it is written particularly well for small children. The style is clear and concise without being patronizing. Large full pictures of the people and events of the time are placed on each and every page. While these photographs are effective, they are not violent or frightening in a visceral way. The pictures of racists yelling at Ruby and other black children are images that stand on their own. At the bottom of most pages are quotes from some of the major players of the time. A quote from Ruby's mother explains that she was unaware that Ruby would be the only black child attending her school. Another notes that standardized tests given to black children were biased in favor of white middle-class children with the hopes of failing the black. The story has a clear linear feel to it and children reading it will recognize the characters. Ruby herself is a remarkable child, her photographs becoming the most powerful in the book. It is made clear to the reader that Ruby was just like any other child you might meet. This thought is expressed more fully in the back, where a Ruby B. jump-rope rhyme has been written. The repeated phrase "Ruby B., Ruby B., You were a little girl just like me", drills the thought home. All in all, the book is wonderful. I recommend it to any parent, teacher, or librarian struggling to explain the civil rights movement to their kids.Book Review: Through My Eyes Rating
Summary: 5 Stars
I like this book because it show s how things were when people didn't like colored people. And how Ruby's mom was brave enough to let her daught go to a white school. I thought it was hurible for the people to make fun of and threting the little girl ,even the ladies and girls.Book Review: Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
Summary: 5 Stars
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.