Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold • Random House Children's Books • ISBN-13 978‑0517885444
Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold • Random House Children's Books
ISBN-10: 0517580306 · ISBN-13: 978‑0517885444 · 1996
Live offer for this book: 146 live copies of this book from $3.69 (as of 2026-09-07).
Dimensions: 12 in × 9.2 in × 0.1 in; 6.6 Oz
Canonical book record
Completeness 53
Cover quality: good
2manybooks editorial
Illusrated 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 Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.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.
Book metadata
Marketplace observations
146 live copies of this book from $3.69 (as of 2026-09-07).
Contributors
Community tags
Inferred themes
Machine-inferred from catalog text. Not verified subjects.
Community signals
Have: 5 · Like: 8 · Rating: 3.2 / 5 (6)
Current asking prices
Lowest
$5
Median
$6
Highest
$15
Community comments
0 likes • 0 comments
Log in to like this book and join the discussion.
Loading comments…
Editions and similar books
Related titles. These are other books, not live offers for Tar Beach.
America Dancing: From the Cakewalk to the Moonwalk
Erwin Wurm
Giovanni's Room: Introduction by Colm Tóibín
Heads of the Colored People: Stories
The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige
,
By the Light of My Father's Smile: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope--and Hard Pills to Swallow--About Making Black Lives Matter
Oona in the Arctic // (Oona #3)
,
Suggest catalog improvements
Log in to submit metadata updates for this book.