Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
by Andrea Cheng
Andrea Cheng examines the life of Dave the Potter (who took the name David Drake... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 9,325
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 790L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 156963
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Slaves--South Carolina--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Art | History
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Dave
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- African American poets
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
- Slaves--South Carolina
- African American poet
- African American potters
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- Dave, fl. 1834-1864
- African American poets--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Dave, active 1834-1864--Juvenile literature
- South Carolina
- African American potters--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Slaves
- Lists With This Book
- Slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction
- Black History 2014
- African American Experience
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Cheng about Etched in Clay
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Cheng
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2020
Winner, 2014

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2020
Multicultural and International Honor, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2020
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Biography Selection, 2013
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