Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
	List Price:   $6.99 Unit Price:   $5.59 You Save:   $1.40 (20%) ISBN-10:   0517885441 ISBN-13:   9780517885444 Publisher:   Random House [IN]; Dragonfly Books Edition:   illustrated Category:   Beginning Readers Pub. Date:   December 1996 Pages:   32 Format:   Paperback Ages:   4 to 8 Grades:   ps to 3
Awards
1964  Caldecott Medal  Nominee/Honoree  1989  Minnesota Book Awards  Nominee/Honoree  1990  Flicker Tale Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  1987  Bluegrass Award  Winner!  1988  Flicker Tale Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
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 Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.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. Ringgold has fashioned a poignant fictional story about eight-year-old Cassie, who dreams that she can claim the George Washington Bridge (and freedom and wealth) by soaring above the city. A Caldecott Honor Book. A Coretta Scott King Award Book. An ALA Notable Book. 'New York Times' Best Illustrated Book. Full color. Copyright ? Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.