Ruth and the Green Book Contributor(s): Strauss, Gwen (Author), Ramsey, Calvin Alexander (Author), Cooper, Floyd (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0761352554 ISBN-13: 9780761352556 Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Travel |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2009034284 |
Age Level: 7-11 |
Grade Level: 2-6 |
Lexile Measure: 700(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.4" W x 11.1" L (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Awards: North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2012 IndieFab awards, Bronze Medal Winner, Children's Picture, 2010 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Seven to Ten, 2011 Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Honor Book, Bks for Younger Children, 2011 Jefferson Cup, Honor Book, Young Adults, 2011 Delaware Diamonds Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Gold Medal Winner, Children's Picture, 2011 Sequoyah Book Awards, Nominee, Children's, 2013 Bluebonnet Awards, Nominee, Children's, 2013 |
Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 43 Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2010 Publishers Weekly 10/11/2010 pg. 44 Booklist 11/01/2010 pg. 68 School Library Journal 11/01/2010 pg. 79 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2010 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 138160 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The picture book inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film The Green Book Ruth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns. Many hotels and gas stations refused service to black people. Daddy was upset about something called Jim Crow laws . . . |
Contributor Bio(s): Ramsey, Calvin Alexander: - Calvin Alexander Ramsey, Atlanta-based playwright, photographer, and folk art painter, grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and Roxboro, North Carolina. In addition to having been a year-round resident of Martha's Vineyard, Calvin has a passion for travel and has lived in New York City; Santa Monica, California; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix and St. John. Floyd Cooper is a Coretta Scott King Award winner and the illustrator of Ruth and the Green Book. Floyd received a degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania. Strauss, Gwen: -Gwen Strauss's book of poems, Trail of Stones, with illustrations by Anthony Browne was published by Knopf in New York and Walker Books in London. The Night Shimmy (Random House), a children's book with the same illustrator, has been translated into several languages. She is an award-winning poet and her writing has appeared in many publications, including the London Sunday Times, The New Republic, New England Review, Kenyon Review, Tampa Review, and Antioch Review. She works as the on-site director at the Brown Foundation Fellowship Program at the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France. |
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