Author: Laban Carrick Hill
Illustrator: Bryan Collier
Genre: Multicultural Book/ Biography
Awards: Caldecott Medal Award, Coretta Scott King Award
Grades:1-3
This biography is about an artist who did pottery. To Dave, his pots were meaningful to him because they stored grain, marbles, flowers and his memories. It explains in details how he made his pottery. How he used the clay to create it with his fingers and kept adding to his masterpiece. At the end, on this particular pot, he wrote, " I wonder where is all my relation friendship to all- and, every nation."
I would use this book in my classroom to teach students to respect people's cultures. It explains how his pottery making skills were passed down from his ancestors who were slaves hundreds of years ago. He enjoyed making pottery because it was passed down from generations to generations. I would use this book for grades first through third to explain to them different traditions people may have. It would be a great book to use in a social studies unit during black history month to demonstrate different cultures and traditions.
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