Library:ADCLP/Tar Beach
Tar Beach / Faith Ringgold.
Summary
Cassie flies high above New York City in the 1930s, high above the quilt squares that ground each page, high above the busyness and conflict of everyday life, from family rooftop picnics to daddy's construction work. The quilt represents an historically important African-American communication medium.
Keywords
African Americans, Cities, Dreams, Fiction, Harlem, Jamaica, New York, Parents, Quilts
Reading Levels
Ages 4 - 8 / Kindergarten - Grade 3
Awards
- Caldecott Medal (honor), 1992
- Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, 1992
Publication History
- New York, N.Y. : Scholastic, 1991. [32] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 46 cm. Series: Scholastic big books. ISBN 0590202073 (oversize book)
- New York : Crown, 1991. [32] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm. ISBN 0517580314 (lib. bdg.) 0517580306 (trade) LCCN90-40410
- New York, N.Y. : Scholastic, 1991. [32] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 46 cm. Series: Scholastic big books. OCLC 32697223
- New York : Crown, 1991. [32] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm. OCLC 22002688