Dave the Potter (Caldecott Honor Award Winner): Artist, Poet, Slave - Hardcover
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Dave the Potter (Caldecott Honor Award Winner): Artist, Poet, Slave - Hardcover
$19.99
by Laban Carrick Hill (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
A Caldecott HonorA Coretta Scott King Award Winner
An award-winning celebration of an American hero
Dave was an extraordinary artist, poet, and potter living in South Carolina in the 1800s. He combined his superb artistry 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 Bryan Collier's resplendent, earth-toned illustrations tell Dave's story, a story rich in history, hope, and long-lasting beauty.
Author Biography
Laban Carrick Hill is the author of more than thirty books, including the 2004 National Book Award Finalist Harlem Stomp!, a book he researched for nearly a decade, and America Dreaming, which examines the legacy of the 1960s. He has taught writing at Columbia University, Baruch College, and St. Michael's College and is currently teaching at the Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program at Pine Manor College in Massachusetts. He is also the cofounder and codirector of the Writers Project of Ghana, based in the US and Ghana.
Bryan Collier has illustrated more than twenty-five picture books, including the award-winning Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter, and Knock Knock: My Father's Dream for Me, as well as City Shapes, and Fifty Cents and a Dream, and has received four Caldecott Honors and six Coretta Scott King Awards. He lives with his wife and children in Marlboro, New York.
Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.9 x 11 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 07, 2010
Award: Caldecott Medal (2011)
Award: Coretta Scott King Award (2011)
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2011)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 0.5
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