Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold, Faith Riggold
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- Age Range: 4 to 8
- Pub. Date: December 1996
- 32pp
- Sales Rank: 9,753
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: December 1996
- Publisher: Random House Children's Books
- Format: Paperback, 32pp
- Sales Rank: 9,753
- Age Range: 4 to 8
- ISBN-13: 9780517885444
- ISBN: 0517885441
- Edition Number: 1
Synopsis
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 Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.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.
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A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name.
Publishers Weekly
A girl uses her imagination to soar from the "tar beach" roof of her family's Harlem home. "Ringgold's strong figures and flattened perspective bring a distinctive magic to this dreamy and yet wonderfully concrete vision," said PW. All ages. (Jan.)
More Reviews and RecommendationsBiography
Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem, but now divides her time between New Jersey and La Jolla, California. She is a professor of fine art at the University of California at San Diego, where she teaches for half of the year.
An artist of international renown, Faith is best known for her story quilts -- works that combine painting, quilted fabric, and storytelling.
Faith's first book for children, Tar Beach, was a Caldecott Honor Book, a winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration, a Reading Rainbow featured selection, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and the recipient of numerous other honors, including a Parents Choice Gold Award.
Faith is married to Burdette Ringgold and has two daughters, Michele and Barbara, and three granddaughters, Faith, Teddy and Martha.
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Tar Beachby Anonymous
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October 17, 2006: Caldecott, Dreams can make you ?fly?! This book is about a young African-American girl living in Harlem in the 1930s who dreams she is flying over the city when relaxing on the roof of her apartment building. It is a beautiful book about dreams and children should enjoy it. Faith Ringgold is married to Burdette Ringgold and has two daughters. She is a professor of art at the University of California in San Diego, California. Bibliography, Ringgold, Faith. Tar Beach. New York: Crown Publishers, 1991.
Tar Beach reviewby Anonymous
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September 11, 2006: Caldecott: Tar Beach, is a very touching book. When the girl was talking about how poor they were it made me feel sorry for her and her family. But, it was also sweet when she decided she was going to give her dad a building, sp her mom would not cry about him not having a job. It was amazing how hopeful the girl was. Faith Ringgold (born October 8, 1930) is an American artist and author. As an feminist activist, she helped influence museums to include women's art in their exhibits. Her American People series of paintings dealt with politics affecting African Americans and women in the United States. Her most famous book is a children's title, Tar Beach. Ringgold was raised in Harlem and educated at the City College of New York, where she studied with Robert Gwathmey and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. She was greatly influenced by the fabric she worked with at home with her mother who was a seamstress and has used fabric in many of her artworks. She currently serves on the art faculty at the University of California, San Diego.. The book, Tar Beach, is about a girl and her family. They have dinner sometimes at ?Tar Beach?. What she is actually referring to is the roof on top of her apartment building where she lives. She says she is flying over buildings and bridges while she is up there. She considers the beach a very magical place. She even decides that when she flies over things she owns them. So, she gives her dad a building, so they will not be poor anymore and her mom will not cry. The story ends with another dinner at Tar Beach. ?I will always remember when the stars fell down around me and lifted me up above the George Washington Bridge?. This is the part of the story where the girl first takes off flying in the beginning of the book. Ringgold, Faith. Tar Beach. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1991. Grade Level: 3rd
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