Tar Beach
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...
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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 Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780517885444 (0517885441)
ASIN: 517885441
Publish date: December 3rd 1996
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Genre: African American / Racism / Family Year Published: 1991 Year Read: 2010 Publisher: Crown Publishers I have actually seen this book on an episode of “Reading Rainbow” and I thought that this book was great! “Tar Beach” is a Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Honor Book by Fai...
I thought this was really good. It's not like most children's books. It's a bit more real and raw. On the surface it seems like fantasy: Cassie talks about how she can "fly". But if you read between the lines, you can see that she's not really flying. She's just dreaming. About what it would be like...
I've loved this book since I was young, and I enjoy reading it to my daughter and taking the time to look at the beautiful illustrations. Whenever I'm in the 125th St station I just have to slow down and look at all the gorgeous Faith Ringgold mosaics. The artwork is the best part of this book, defi...
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