内容简介
Ringgoldrecountsthedreamadventureofeight-year-oldCassieLouiseLightfoot,whofliesaboveherapartment-buildingrooftop,the'tarbeach'ofthetitle,lookingdownon1939Harlem.Partautobiographical,partfictional,thisallegoricaltalesparkleswithsymbolicandhistoricalreferencescentraltoAfrican-Americanculture.Thespectacularartworkresonateswithcolorandtexture.Childrenwilldelightintheuniversaldreamofmasteringone'sworldbyflyingoverit.Apracticalandstunninglybeautifulbook.
作者简介
FaithRinggoldwasborninHarlem,butnowdivideshertimebetweenNewJerseyandLaJolla,California.SheisaprofessoroffineartattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego,wheresheteachesforhalfoftheyear.Anartistofinternationalrenown,Faithisbestknownforherstoryquilts--worksthatcombinepainting,quiltedfabric,andstorytelling.Faithsfirstbookforchildren,TarBeach,wasaCaldecottHonorBook,awinneroftheCorettaScottKingAwardforillustration,aReadingRainbowfeaturedselection,aNewYorkTimesBestIllustratedBook,andtherecipientofnumerousotherhonors,includingaParentsChoiceGoldAward.FaithismarriedtoBurdetteRinggoldandhastwodaughters,MicheleandBarbara,andthreegranddaughters,Faith,TeddyandMartha.