Ruth and the Green Book
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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 . . . 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.
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Floyd Cooper (www.floydcooper.com) always dreamed of becoming an artist, and he has now illustrated dozens of books for children, including Jump! (From the Life of Michael Jordan), Back of the Bus, and Max and the Tag-Along Moon. He received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in The Blacker the Berry and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his illustrations in Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard of a Land. He lives in New Jersey with his family. Follow him on Twitter @floydcooper4.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780761352556
- Publication Date
- August 1, 2010
- Publisher
- Carolrhoda Books
- Original Publication Date
- August 1, 2010
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 59
- Reading Age
- 7 - 11 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2009034284
- Lexile® Level
- 700L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Q
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.6
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 138160
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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