The Pot That Juan Built
Quezada creates stunning pots in the traditional style of the Casas Grandes people, including using human hair to make brushes and cow dung to feed the fire. This real-life story is written in the form of "The House That Jack Built," and relays how Juan’s pioneering work has changed a poor...
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Quezada creates stunning pots in the traditional style of the Casas Grandes people, including using human hair to make brushes and cow dung to feed the fire. This real-life story is written in the form of "The House That Jack Built," and relays how Juan’s pioneering work has changed a poor village into a prosperous community of world-class artists. Illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner David Diaz.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781584300380 (1584300388)
Publish date: September 9th 2002
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Let me start by saying that in *my* opinion, The Pot that Juan Built is *not* a three-star book! This is a beautifully illustrated book, the colors are fantastic (especially when you live in the grey Pacific Northwest--we gotta take our sun wherever we can get it, even if that is off the pages of a...