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Dave the potter : artist, poet, slave Cover Image Book Book

Dave the potter : artist, poet, slave / by Laban Carrick Hill ; illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Hill, Laban Carrick (Author). Collier, Bryan. (Illustrator).

Summary:

Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave, and a potter, who went on to become an influential poet and artist.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780316107310 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 031610731X (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781448770281
  • Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2010.

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Art techniques used: Combination of watercolor and mixed media collage in warm earth tones.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Kindergarten-Grade 4 (SLJ)
Awards Note:
Caldecott Honor Book, 2011
Coretta Scott King Book Award -- Illustrator, 2011
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011

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