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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ringgold, Faith
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Publishers, [1991]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Flight > Fiction.
Ringgold, Faith. > Tar beach.
Artists > United States.
Children's stories.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
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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 painting of the same name.
Physical Description:32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm.
Awards:Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, 1992.
Caldecott Honor Book, 1992.
ISBN:0517580306 (trade) :
9780517580301 (trade)
0517580314 (lib. bdg.) :
9780517580318 (lib. bdg.)
0517599619
9780517599617
0517885441 (pbk.)
9780517885444 (pbk.)