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

ISBN: 0517580306 ISBN-13: 9780517580301
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 1991
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 Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.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)

Physical Information: 0.6" H x 9.5" W x 12.2" L (1.20 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Caldecott Medal, Honor Book, Picture Book, 1992

Review Citations: ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/1992 pg. 1367
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/1992 pg. 875
Booklist 02/01/1992 pg. 1037
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1991 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Publishers Weekly 12/07/1990
School Library Journal 02/01/1991

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 6144
Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

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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