Tar Beach
Written by Faith Ringgold
- Category: Juvenile Fiction
- Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
- On Sale: January 16, 1991
- Price: $18.00
- ISBN: 978-0-517-58030-1 (0-517-58030-6)
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Also available as a hardcover library binding and a trade paperback.
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 Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.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.
