Title Tar Beach / Faith Ringgold

Edition First edition Published New York : Crown Publishers, [1991] New York, NY : Crown Publishers, Inc., [1991] ©1991 ©1991

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Description 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm Series Families All Matter Families All Matter 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 Notes 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 AD790L Lexile Accelerated Reader Grades K-4 3.4 0.5 SD Quiz 6144 English fiction Caldecott Honor Book, 1992 Coretta Scott King Award, Honor, illustrator, 1992 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Book Award, 1993 Subject African American families -- Juvenile fiction. African American folk art -- Juvenile fiction. African American girls -- Juvenile Fiction African Americans -- Fiction. African Americans -- Juvenile fiction. Artists -- United States. Children's stories. City and town life -- Juvenile fiction. Desire -- Juvenile fiction. Dreams -- Juvenile fiction. Flight -- Fiction. Flight -- Juvenile fiction. Home -- Juvenile fiction. Imagination in children -- Juvenile fiction. Imagination -- Juvenile fiction. Intergenerational relations -- Juvenile fiction. Liberty -- Juvenile fiction. Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction. Wishes -- Juvenile fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Flight -- Fiction. SUBJECT Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105840 Harlem (New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79063979 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Harlem (New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79063979 -- Social life and customs -- 20th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008861 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105840 Genre/Form Picture books. Novels. LC no. 90040410 ISBN 0517580306 0517580314 0517599619 0517885441 9780517580301 9780517580318 9780517599617 9780517885444

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