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Tar Beach
Reader Score
82%
82% of readers
recommend this book
Winner:Coretta Scott King Award -Illustrator (1992)
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and historical references central to African-American culture.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."
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and historical references central to African-American culture.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
- Publisher: Dragonfly Books
- Publish Date: Dec 3rd, 1996
- Pages: 32
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 11.64in - 9.22in - 0.22in - 0.39lb
- EAN: 9780517885444
- Recommended age: 05-08
- Categories: • Social Themes - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance• African American & Black• Diversity & Multicultural
About the Author
Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem in 1930. She received a degree in art education from the City College of New York and was an art teacher long before she became a professional artist. She is best known for her painted story quilts, some of which hang in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Tar Beach, Ringgold's first book for children, won the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration and was named a Caldecott honor Book. Her other picture books include Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky, My Dream of Martin Luther King, Cassie's Word Quilt, and We Came to America.
Learn more about Faith at faithringgold.com
Praise for this book
"This allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.... A practical and stunningly beautiful book."--Horn Book, starred review
"The triumphant soaring of imagination over reality is beautifully expressed in Ringgold's bold, vibrant paintings....Beautiful, innovative, and full of the joy of one unconquerable soul." --Kirkus Reviews
"Ringgold's strong figures and flattened perspective bring a distinctive magic to this dreamy and yet wonderfully concrete vision, narrated in poetic cadences that capture the language and feel of flight." --Publishers Weekly