Faith Ringgold
1) Tar Beach
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
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 story of the same name.
Series
Craft in America volume Season 4
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Examines the work and methods of four American textile artists: Faith Ringgold, creator of painted story quilts that tell the African American experience and the history of Harlem; Randall Darwall, maker of quilts and garments; Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, who incorporates weaving, sewing, painting, and appliqué to address her indigenous heritage; Terese Agnew, who makes quilts using a method she calls "drawing with thread."
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
©2005
Description
This mixed-media special features animated shorts of bedtime stories with celebrity voices, lullabies by famous performers, and interviews with children talking about sleep, dreams, and the tradition of bedtime stories. The featured stories are "Goodnight Moon" about a young bunny's pre-bedtime rituals, "There's a Nightmare in My Closet" about a worried little boy who is convinced a monster lives in his closet, and "Tar Beach" the tale of 8-year-old...