Tar Beach
Ebook
Published on Aug 18, 2020 | 32 Pages
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Paperback
Published on Dec 3, 1996 | 32 Pages
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Published on Jan 16, 1991 | 32 Pages
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Grades K–3
Ages 5–8
CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER • CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK • A NEW YORK TIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK • ONE OF THE ATLANTIC’S 65 ESSENTIAL CHILDREN’S BOOKS
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.”
"This allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture....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
ISBN 9780593377864 (Ebook)
Published on Aug 18, 2020
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 32
Age Range 5-8 years
Grade Grades K-3
Reading Level Lexile: 790L | Fountas/Pinnell: P
ISBN 9780517885444 (Paperback)
Published on Dec 3, 1996
Published by Dragonfly Books
Pages 32
Dimensions 9-1/4 x 12
Age Range 5-8 years
Grade Grades K-3
Reading Level Lexile: 790L | Fountas/Pinnell: P
ISBN 9780517580301 (Hardcover)
Published on Jan 16, 1991
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 32
Dimensions 9-1/4 x 12
Age Range 5-8 years
Grade Grades K-3
Reading Level Lexile: 790L | Fountas/Pinnell: P
