Picture Book Month Day 24: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts featuring DAVE THE POTTER
Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Little, Brown, 2010
Summary:
Dave was a slave who created beautiful pottery and even wrote poetry on the pots. This is a lyrical story that mostly focuses on the creation of the pots themselves. Historical information is detailed in the back matter.
Mentor Text Writing Skills:
* Word Choice
* Adjectives
* Specificity
* Figurative Language
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