Etched in Clay : The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet (Hardcover)

from nbmars

Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet by Andrea Cheng is for older readers (Publisher Lee & Low suggests grade 5 and up). In this book, the author imagines Dave's personal history in verse form, occasionally illustrated by handmade woodcuts also by the author. I found the...

from Sullywriter

The publisher classifies this book as biography but I don't see how enough facts of Dave's life can be pieced together to offer a full accounting of his life. The facts of his life are too sketchy to avoid speculation and fictionalized dialogue and interactions which Cheng obviously creates that ...

from Mad.River.Librarian

This prose book had me engrossed. Those in alternating narratives with Dave and his slave owners, I read it in one sitting. What a powerful story about a fascinating artist and man.