Tar Beach

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 Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/16/1991
ISBN: 9780517580301
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 12.20h x 9.50w x 0.60d
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book

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 Quiz #/Name: 6144 / Tar Beach
Reading Level: 3.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5