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Robert Coles
Robert Coles is professor emeritus at Harvard University and the author of numerous books, including his series Children of Crisis, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. He has also won a MacArthur Award, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and a National Humanities Medal. He lives in Massachusetts. show more

Robert Coles is professor emeritus at Harvard University and the author of numerous books, including his series Children of Crisis, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. He has also won a MacArthur Award, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and a National Humanities Medal. He lives in Massachusetts.
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Birth date: October 12, 1929
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Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 12 years ago
I prefer Ruby Bridges's own memoir for children, Through My Eyes.
All of that Nonsense
All of that Nonsense rated it 13 years ago
This is an educational read for read for kids wanting to learn more about this time in history. It has great pictures, and not an overwhelming amount of text, so it would be good to read to a group of younger kids, while teaching them something about history. I just wished it had focused more on the...
There Might Be Cupcakes and Books
There Might Be Cupcakes and Books rated it 15 years ago
I had difficulty immersing myself in this book, because of the author's unnecessary name-dropping. I understand, without context, to mention that the author met Anna Freud personally, since she founded the study of child psychology. However, I see no need to add, both in-text, and in a specific endn...
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