Cover image for Tar Beach
Title:
Tar Beach
Author:
Ringgold, Faith.
Personal Author:
Ringgold, Faith.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Publishers, [1991]

©1991
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Summary:
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 story of the same name.
General Note:
Art techniques used: Vibrant paintings in the native style of african american folk art. Includes swatches of fabric pointing to the quilt story it's based on.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
AD 790 Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.4 0.5 6144.

Reading Counts RC K-2 2.9 1 Quiz: 11252 Guided reading level: P.
Personal Subject:
Ringgold, Faith. Tar beach.
Subject Term:
African American girls -- Juvenile fiction.

African American families -- Juvenile fiction.

Flight -- Juvenile fiction.

Wishes -- Juvenile fiction.

Intergenerational relations -- Juvenile fiction.

Desire -- Juvenile fiction.

Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.

Dreams -- Juvenile fiction.

Imagination -- Juvenile fiction.

Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction.

Home -- Juvenile fiction.

City and town life -- Juvenile fiction.

African American folk art -- Juvenile fiction.

Artists -- United States.

Children's stories.

African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Geographic Term:
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Authors' autographs (Provenance) -- Ringgold -- 1991.

Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 1991.
Added Corporate Author:
Crown Publishers,
ISBN:
9780517580301

9780517580318

9780517599617

9780517885444
Format :
Book

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