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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave Hardcover – Picture Book, September 7, 2010
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A 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.
- Print length40 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool - 3
- Lexile measureAD1100L
- Dimensions11.5 x 0.5 x 9 inches
- PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateSeptember 7, 2010
- ISBN-10031610731X
- ISBN-13978-0316107310
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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.
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- Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Carter G Woodson Honor Book edition (September 7, 2010)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 40 pages
- ISBN-10 : 031610731X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0316107310
- Reading age : 5 - 9 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : AD1100L
- Grade level : Preschool - 3
- Item Weight : 1.03 pounds
- Dimensions : 11.5 x 0.5 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #225,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As a potter myself and an educator, I am on the lookout for great books for children. I appreciate the dual subject matter of the potter and the slave. I am happy to see the books has been awarded honors.
I just have a few questions. I started researching after reading book to better inform myself about this man. One source says he may have lost one leg. Another slave might have kicked the wheel for him.
Here are some questions?
"clay ground in the pug mill and carried," there might have been a mill stone to grind the earth--but a pug mill adds water so I was wondering where specifically that information came from?
It would be very difficult to throw and center 60 pounds of clay. Other sources say he probably did the larger pots in sections. ( Maybe two, thirty pound parts) and the used slip and coils of clay to attach them. The book goes on, "kicking the wheel with the heel of his foot." When the potter kicks the wheel it is with the entire foot starting with the ball of the foot and rolling onto the heel. (Sort of like walking backwards.)
These were just small questions and the beauty of the book stands solid.
The illustrations are amazingly wonderful and true to life, with the added poetic touch.
Thank you for bringing awareness of this creative man to the masses. As the illustrator so beautifully put it, "this story is really about the power of the human spirit, artistry, and truth, and that cannot be silenced by bondage of any kind."
I'm very happy with the purchase. The story is wonderfully written. The artwork is incredibly warm and alive. The author and illustrator had done an excellent job of conveying Dave's story with a few carefully chosen words and wonderful images that feel real, but still feed the imagination and help to pull you into the story.
My children love this book and we have read it many times since its arrival. This is a wonderful addition to any child's library no matter how old the child.
3.5/5 star rating
This book truly demonstrates the perseverance of enslaved people. This story shows us a little window into the life of Dave, who was a real person that endured slavery. It’s about how the dirt on his plantation might just be “gritty grains” but to him, when mixed with water, was clay. How everyday he would wheelbarrow the lumps of mud and mix it with water until it became wet and stiff. Only then he would start making the magnificent jars with some of them having poems, or inscriptions showing he was there and he existed. In addition to the images that will really pull you into the story. Where one will pull out to reveal the process of how the lump of clay turned into a tremendous jar. Furthermore, at the end the book has a more deep informational insight into his life and where to find the remaining jars and pots that he made.
On page 11, it says “He threw the clay, sometimes sixty pounds at once, and nobody knew how or where it would land except for Dave.” Showing that Dave was strong and he loves what he does. Dave is willing to put in so much effort into his passion unlike others. The picture on page 12 shows Dave throwing the clay and molding it so that he could make pottery out of it. The author and illustrator of this book did an amazing job of showing the reader what Dave was doing and why he wanted to do it.
We would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a more mild story about slavery. This book is not too intense but it holds a great message and story line.
Really great book for students up to a 6th grade level for a variety of themes/skills. Also a great way to engage students in biography if they are new to the genre.