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Etched in clay

the life of Dave, enslaved potter and poet
A biography, written in verse, that explores the life of a South Carolina slave named Dave, who became skilled at turning pots and jars on a pottery wheel, reading, and writing, and went on to use these skills to speak out against slavery.
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The pot that Juan built

A cumulative rhyme summarizes the life's work of renowned Mexican potter Juan Quezada. Additional information describes the process he uses to create his pots after the style of the Casas Grandes people.
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La vasija que Juan fabrico?

A cumulative rhyme summarizes the life's work of renowned Mexican potter, Juan Quezada. Additional information describes the process he uses to create his pots after the style of the Casas Grandes people.

Yixing pottery

the world of Chinese tea culture
2004
Presents an illustrated history of Yixing-style pottery, and discusses the defining characteristics and cultural significance of Yixing teapots and cups, ancient masters, and the Yixing industry into the twentieth century.

The cave

2002
Cipriano Algor, an elderly potter, lives with his daughter Marta and her husband in a small village just outside an imposing complex of shops, apartment blocks, offices, and sensation zones, which seems to be overtaking the more laidback culture Cipriano is used to.

Juan Quezada

2002
Recounts the story of Master Potter Juan Quezada's efforts to resurrect a small abandoned town in Northern Mexico.

La vasija que Juan fabric

2003
A cumulative rhyme summarizes the life's work of renowned Mexican potter, Juan Quezada. Additional information describes the process he uses to create his pots after the style of the Casas Grandes people.

The pot that Juan built

2004
A cumulative rhyme summarizes the life's work of renowned Mexican potter, Juan Quezada, as he describes the process he uses to create his pots after the style of the Casas Grandes people.

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