An edition of Tar Beach (1991)

Tar Beach

1st Dragonfly Books ed.
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An edition of Tar Beach (1991)

Tar Beach

1st Dragonfly Books ed.
  • 3.0 (1 rating) ·
  • 33 Want to read
  • 5 Have read

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 painting of the same name.

Publish Date
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Language
English
Pages
32

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Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Tar Beach (Dragonfly Books)
Tar Beach (Dragonfly Books)
October 1999, Tandem Library
School & Library Binding in English
Cover of: Tar Beach Word Book
Tar Beach Word Book
October 1998, Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Tar Beach
Tar Beach
September 1997, Perfection Learning Prebound, San Val
Unknown Binding
Cover of: Tar Beach
Tar Beach
1996, Crown Publishers
in English - 1st Dragonfly Books ed.
Cover of: Tar Beach
Tar Beach
1996, Bound to Stay Bound Books
in English
Cover of: Tar Beach
Tar Beach
December 3, 1996, Dragonfly Books
Paperback in English - 1st Dragonfly Books Ed edition
Cover of: Tar Beach
Tar Beach
Dec 01, 1996, Demco Media
library binding
Cover of: Tar Beach
Tar Beach
January 30, 1996, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Tar Beach Book and Doll Package
Tar Beach Book and Doll Package: (Must be ordered in multiples of 4)
August 17, 1994, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Hardcover in English - Bk&Doll edition
Cover of: Tar Beach
Tar Beach
1992, Scholastic
in English
Cover of: Tar Beach (Award Puzzles : Coretta Scott King Collection)
Tar Beach (Award Puzzles : Coretta Scott King Collection)
June 1992, JTG of Nashville
Hardcover in English - Puzzle edition
Cover of: Tar Beach
Tar Beach
1991, Crown Publishers
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
741.642
Library of Congress
PZ7.R4726 Tar 1996

The Physical Object

Pagination
[32] p. :
Number of pages
32

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24938681M
ISBN 10
0517885441
ISBN 13
9780517885444
OCLC/WorldCat
36171581

First Sentence

"I will always remember when the stars fell down around me and lifted me up above the George Washington Bridge."

Work Description

Cassie Louise Lightfoot, eight years old in 1939, 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 dream comes true. The stars lift her up, and she flies over the city. She claims the buildings as her own--even the union building, so her father won't have to worry anymore about not being allowed to join just because his father was not a member. As 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 above the stars." This magical story resonates with a universal wish. Originally written by Faith Ringgold for her story quilt of the same name, Tar Beach is a seamless weaving of fiction, autobiography, and African-American history and literature. - Author website.

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