Dave the Potter (Caldecott Honor Book): Artist, Poet, Slave, (Hardcover)

from Rose_Hawblitzel

Genre: Biography Summary: This book tells the story of Dave the Potter, a slave who lived in the 1800's. It tells about his exceptionally skilled pottery and his deeply insightful poetry, and his life story of creation and beauty Media: It looks like possibly oil paints or maybe pastel

from ginarentz

Dave the Potter is an award winning book that has incredible illustrations done by Bryan Collier. It is a simple story about a simple man that is a slave during the 1800's. His story is uplifting and his quotes give us a little insight to his passions, life and beliefs. I would like to do some re...

from jsmith6243

This book will enhance any collection or lesson with the poetic language and the simple contributions that one slave made and presevered with his pottery and poetry. I would use this book for an intro into the period, about slavery, black history or art lesson.

from TamaraSmith

The story of Dave and the pottery he made was really interesting. It was a simple book but very informative. I learned so much about him. The pictures are beautifully done. I love the section that shows how he made the pots in a grid formation. The fact that he would write on the pots little poem...

from aimeestanaland

Dave was a potter in South Carolina in the 19th century. During the 1830s through the 1860s, he made beautiful pots out of clay. He was also a slave. This book details how he would work with the clay and would mold the clay with his hands and with his potter's wheel into beautiful pots. He was so...