Tar Beach

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Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.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

• Author
• Faith Ringgold

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 32

• Publisher
• Dragonfly Books

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780517885444

• Genres
• childrens, cultural, fiction, family, fantasy, art

• Release date
• 1996