The Story of Ruby Bridges

Robert Coles; illustrated by George Ford
Scholastic, 1995
ISBN 9780439472265

Softcover, 32 pp.
9.9 X 8.0 X 0.1 inches | 0.2 pounds

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for volumes two and three of the five-volume work Children of Crisis, Robert Coles is the author of many distinguished books for adults. A research psychiatrist at Harvard University, Dr. Coles lives outside Boston, Massachusetts.
George Ford has illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, and Paul Robeson by Eloise Greenfield, winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. Mr. Ford lives with his wife and daughter in Brooklyn, New York.