{"product_id":"tar-beach-9780517885444","title":"Tar Beach by Ringgold, Faith","description":"\u003cb\u003eCORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER - CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK - A NEW YORK TIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed artist Faith Ringgold seamless weaves fiction, autobiography, and African American history into a magical story that resonates with the universal wish for freedom, and will be cherished for generations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCassie Louise Lightfoot has a dream: to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night, up on \"tar beach,\" the rooftop of her family's Harlem apartment building, her dreams come true. The stars lift her up, and she flies over the city, claiming the buildings and the city as her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Cassie learns, anyone can fly. \"All you need is somewhere to go you can't get to any other way. The next thing you know, you're flying among the stars.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Faith Ringgold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dragonfly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.64h x 9.22w x 0.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780517885444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e6144 \/ Tar Beach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Coretta Scott King Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/13\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/2014 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaith Ringgold \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Harlem in 1930. She received a degree in art education from the City College of New York and was an art teacher long before she became a professional artist. She is best known for her painted story quilts, some of which hang in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. \u003ci\u003eTar Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, Ringgold's first book for children, won the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration and was named a Caldecott honor Book. Her other picture books include \u003ci\u003eAunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky, My Dream of Martin Luther King, Cassie's Word Quilt, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e We Came to America.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearn more about Faith at faithringgold.com","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44248006819993,"sku":"9780517885444","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_b7f46dc9-308f-495b-a8ba-9e0e101545c2.jpg?v=1724798196","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/tar-beach-9780517885444","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}