Illus. in full color. Cassie, who flew above New York in Tar Beach, soars into the sky once more. This time, she and her brother Be Be meet a train full of people, and Be Be joins them. But the train departs before Cassie can climb aboard. With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the real Underground Railroad and is finally reunited with her brother at the story''s end.
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Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem, but now divides her time between NewJersey and La Jolla, California. She is a professor of fine art at theUniversity of California at San Diego, where she teaches for half of theyear.An artist of international renown, Faith is best known for her story quilts --works that combine painting, quilted fabric, and storytelling.Faiths first book for children, Tar Beach, was a Caldecott Honor Book, a winnerof the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration, a Reading Rainbow featuredselection, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and the recipient ofnumerous other honors, including a Parents Choice Gold Award.Faith is married to Burdette Ringgold and has two daughters, Michele andBarbara, and three granddaughters, Faith, Teddy and Martha.