Book
Tar Beach
- Published
- 1991
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group (NY)
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 503
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/111027.Tar_Beach?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 3.4
- AR interest level
- LG — lower grades, K–3
- Lexile
- 790L
- Guided reading level
- P
- Suggested reading age
- ages 7–8
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.
Collections
NY Public Library
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780517800232
- ISBN-10
- 0517800233
Tags
Award Winners-Caldecott HonorAward Winners-Coretta Scott King Award/HonorsAward Winners-Ezra Jack Keats AwardFantasy/Imagination-DreamsPeople-African AmericanPower Lessons AR-Grade 3Recommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 3-5Recommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, K-2Recommended Reading-NY Public Library 100 Best TitlesRecommended Reading-NY Times Editor's ChoiceRecommended Reading-Reading RainbowRecommended Reading-Wheatley TextsUnited States-New York