Ruth and the Green Book
- SKU: 9780761352556
- Category: Activity Books, Children's Fiction, Coloring Books, Grade 1-3 ...
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 . . .
Finally, a friendly attendant at a gas station showed Ruth's family The Green Book. It listed all of the places that would welcome black travelers. With this guidebook--and the kindness of strangers--Ruth could finally make a safe journey from Chicago to her grandma's house in Alabama.
Ruth's story is fiction, but The Green Book and its role in helping a generation of African American travelers avoid some of the indignities of Jim Crow are historical fact.
Binding Type: Library Binding
Author: Calvin Alexander Ramsey, Gwen Strauss
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
Published: 08/01/2010
ISBN: 9780761352556
Pages: 1
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 11.32h x 9.54w x 0.36d
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: IndieFab awards - Bronze Medal Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Jane Addams Children's Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Jefferson Cup - Honor Book
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
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 Quiz #/Name: 138160 / Ruth and the Green Book
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
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 . . .
Finally, a friendly attendant at a gas station showed Ruth's family The Green Book. It listed all of the places that would welcome black travelers. With this guidebook--and the kindness of strangers--Ruth could finally make a safe journey from Chicago to her grandma's house in Alabama.
Ruth's story is fiction, but The Green Book and its role in helping a generation of African American travelers avoid some of the indignities of Jim Crow are historical fact.
Binding Type: Library Binding
Author: Calvin Alexander Ramsey, Gwen Strauss
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
Published: 08/01/2010
ISBN: 9780761352556
Pages: 1
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 11.32h x 9.54w x 0.36d
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: IndieFab awards - Bronze Medal Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Jane Addams Children's Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Jefferson Cup - Honor Book
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
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 Quiz #/Name: 138160 / Ruth and the Green Book
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
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