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Counting to Tar Beach: A Tar Beach Board Book (Tar Beach Board Books) [Board book]

Faith Ringgold (Author, Illustrator)
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December 28, 1999 0 and upTar Beach Board Books
Count all the good things from one to ten that Cassie and her family take to the rooftop for their scrumptious picnic on Tar Beach. Lemonade, chickens, watermelons, and chocolate chip cookies are just some of the things they're going to enjoy. Toddlers will love learning to count with this delicious introduction to numbers.

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This companion to Cassie's Colorful Day is just as successful. Parents will enjoy sharing this concept book with young readers. The elements used come from a warm loving family that children will find familiar. Beautifully designed, these two books introduce some of the best in picture book art to young readers. A 2000 Parents' Choice® Recommended winner.

Reviewed by Deborah Taylor, Parents' Choice® 2000 -- From Parents' Choice®

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Count all the good things from one to ten that Cassie and her family take to the rooftop for their scrumptious picnic on Tar Beach. Lemonade, chickens, watermelons, and chocolate chip cookies are just some of the things they're going to enjoy. Toddlers will love learning to count with this delicious introduction to numbers.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 0 and up
  • Board book: 14 pages
  • Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers; Brdbk edition (December 28, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0517800225
  • ISBN-13: 978-0517800225
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,501,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Faith 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, RinggoldÕs first book for children, won the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration and was named a Caldecott Honor Book. Ringgold is now a professor of art at the University of California at San Diego. She lives in California and in New Jersey.

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars IF YOU LIKED TAR BEACH..., July 4, 2000
This review is from: Counting to Tar Beach: A Tar Beach Board Book (Tar Beach Board Books) (Board book)
If you liked Tar Beach, you will love the board book for your baby. Full of color and vivid pages. And if you liked this one you should buy Tar Beach also.
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