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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Faith RinggoldPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Crown Publications Dimensions: Width: 24.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 31.30cm Weight: 0.556kg ISBN: 9780517580301ISBN 10: 0517580306 Pages: 32 Publication Date: 16 January 1991 Recommended Age: From 5 to 8 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""This allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.... A practical and stunningly beautiful book.""--Horn Book, starred review ""The triumphant soaring of imagination over reality is beautifully expressed in Ringgold's bold, vibrant paintings….Beautiful, innovative, and full of the joy of one unconquerable soul."" --Kirkus Reviews ""Ringgold's strong figures and flattened perspective bring a distinctive magic to this dreamy and yet wonderfully concrete vision, narrated in poetic cadences that capture the language and feel of flight."" --Publishers Weekly" This allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture.... A practical and stunningly beautiful book.--Horn Book, starred review The triumphant soaring of imagination over reality is beautifully expressed in Ringgold's bold, vibrant paintings....Beautiful, innovative, and full of the joy of one unconquerable soul. --Kirkus Reviews Ringgold's strong figures and flattened perspective bring a distinctive magic to this dreamy and yet wonderfully concrete vision, narrated in poetic cadences that capture the language and feel of flight. --Publishers Weekly Author InformationFaith Ringgold was born in Harlem in 1930. She received a degree in art education from the City College of New York and was an art teacher long before she became a professional artist. She is best known for her painted story quilts, some of which hang in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Tar Beach, Ringgold’s first book for children, won the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration and was named a Caldecott honor Book. Her other picture books include Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky, My Dream of Martin Luther King, Cassie's Word Quilt, and We Came to America. Learn more about Faith at faithringgold.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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