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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Ringgold uses images from a quilt painting she created along with the narrative of a young girl living in New York in the 1930s. She imagines that she owns everything that she flies over in the night. As she flies, she explores some issues of the time, such as racism and unemployment. She also talks about her time with her family on the roof of their building with friends and food. Caldecott Honor Book. kateweber | Apr 26, 2009 |   This book is about an African American girl growing up in Harlem in the 1930s. This is about a girl who is dreams about being able to fly and when she flies over something, it becomes hers. Her father has helped build a lot of buildings and bridges. They do alot things like eat and gatherings on the rooftop of their apartment building, that is why it is called Tar Beach. I thought that this book was okay.. In the classroom i could use it talking about fiction or the African American culture. TatumNobis | Apr 17, 2009 | the book is good. (  )Daceymay | Feb 18, 2009 | Great pictures. Wonderful portrayal of a family. (  )eileenseverson | Jan 30, 2009 | This book is about an African American girl growing up in Harlem in the 1930s. She learns to fly so she can be free to go anywhere she wants to go. A historical fiction that uses traditional African American myths and the medium of quilt stories, this book appeals to my imagination, love of paintings and cries for justice. This book is an imaginative empowering story with vibrant, beautiful imagery painted and sewn by the author. kwillis | Jan 7, 2009 | 0.040 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0517885441, Paperback)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 Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.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.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:23 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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