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Posted: March 07 2012 at 7:53am | IP Logged Quote hmbress

We finally got around to reading Dave the Potter which was recommended for our African American History Unit and oh!!!! I was entranced. This book could spur all kinds of rabbit trails! The artwork is gorgeous and unlike any I've seen before - collage made out of watercolor! I couldn't even read it at first, I was so taken by the artwork.

And then there is the beautiful and even humorous poetry, expressing something of his spirit at a time when slaves were generally not allowed to read and write.

AND my 8yo son has declared he wants to be a potter when he grows up. Off to find a kids' pottery class ...

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