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Tar Beach
Contributor(s): Ringgold, Faith (Author)

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ISBN: 0517885441     ISBN-13: 9780517885444
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 1996
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Annotation: 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 Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Dewey: E
LCCN: 90040410
Age Level: 5-8
Grade Level: Kindergarten-3
Lexile Measure: 660 AD (Adult Directed Text)
Guided Reading: P (Grade 3)
Physical Information: 0.22" H x 9.22" W x 11.64" L (0.39 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Self-Esteem
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: Coretta Scott King Award, Winner, Illustrator, 1992
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/13/1997
Black Issues Book Review 11/01/2005 pg. 46
Entertainment Weekly 11/14/2014 pg. 110
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 6144
Reading Level: 3.4   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER - CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK - A NEW YORK TIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK

Acclaimed artist Faith Ringgold seamless weaves fiction, autobiography, and African American history into a magical story that resonates with the universal wish for freedom, and will be cherished for generations.

Cassie Louise Lightfoot has a dream: to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night, up on "tar beach," the rooftop of her family's Harlem apartment building, her dreams come true. The stars lift her up, and she flies over the city, claiming the buildings and the city as her own.

As Cassie learns, anyone can fly. "All you need is somewhere to go you can't get to any other way. The next thing you know, you're flying among the stars."

 
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