Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
- RANDOLPH CALDECOTT MEDAL - HONOR
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"The life of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with sayings and poems in spite of South Carolina's slave anti-literacy laws in the years leading up to the Civil War. Includes afterword, author's note, and sources"--Provided by publisher. Find new edition of Dave the Potter here
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Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
The story of the life and times of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with sayings and short poems in spite of the slave anti-literacy sentiment in South Carolina in the years leading up to the Civil War. Middle grade/young adult biography in verse.
Winner of the 2011 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award A 2011 Caldecott Honor BookTo us it is just dirt, the ground we walk on? But to Dave it was clay, the plain and basic stuff upon which he formed a life as a slave nearly 200 years ago. Dave was an extraordinary artist, poet, and potter living in South Carolina in the 1800s. He combined his superartistry with deeply observant poetry, carved onto his pots, transcending the limitations he faced as a slave. In this inspiring and lyrical portrayal, National Book Award nominee Laban Carrick Hill s elegantly simple text and award-winning artist
Little Brown Co 9780316107310 Dave the Potter By Hill, Laban Carrick/ Collier, Bryan (ILT) Description The National Book Award finalist author of Harlem Stomp! teams up with the illustrator of the Caldecott Honor books Martins Big Words and Rosa to present the story of the talented 19th-century artist and poet whose creative gifts reflected and empowered his life of slavery. *Author: Hill, Laban Carrick/ Collier, Bryan (ILT) *Series Title: Carter G Woodson Honor Book (Awards) *Subtitle: Artist,
Dave the Potter : Artist, Poet, Slave, ISBN-13: 9780316107310, ISBN-10: 031610731X
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