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Tar Beach

Tar Beach

by Faith Ringgold
4.1
based on 7110 ratings

About this book

Illus. in full color. "Ringgold recounts the dream adventure of eight-year-old Cassie Louise Lightfoot, who flies above her apartment-building rooftop, the 'tar beach' of the title, looking down on 1939 Harlem. Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture. The spectacular artwork resonates with color and texture. Children will delight in the universal dream of mastering one's world by flying over it. A practical and stunningly beautiful book."--(starred) Horn Book.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780517885444
ISBN10 0517885441
Series/Work OL1859174W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Dragonfly Books
Language EN-US
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

1000blackgirlbooks 20th Century African American African American families African American folk art African American girls African Americans African americans, fiction age:max:8 age:min:6 Artists award:Caldecott_award award:Ezra_Jack_Keats_award Blacks Caldecott Medal Children's fiction Children's stories City and town life collectionID:caldecotthonor90 Coretta Scott King Award

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