Illus. 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 Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.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."--(starred) Horn Book.
- ISBN10 0780768566
- ISBN13 9780780768567
- Publish Date 1 December 1996 (first published 16 January 1991)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Turtleback Books
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Language English