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My Dad, The Folk Potter

A Picture Book of Pottery Making From Beginning to End

My Dad, The Folk Potter
By: Blaka Y. Abee

ISBN10: 1-4257-2157-5 (Picture Book - Soft Cover )
ISBN13: 978-1-4257-2157-2 (Picture Book - Soft Cover )

ISBN10: 1-4257-2158-3 (Picture Book - Hard Cover )
ISBN13: 978-1-4257-2158-9 (Picture Book - Hard Cover )

Pages : 54
Book Format :Square 8.5 x 8.5

Subject :

CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Pottery & Ceramics

Availability

Picture Book - Soft Cover ($20.99)
Picture Book - Hard Cover ($26.99)

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Description

“My Dad, The Folk Potter” is a young reader’s picture book that shows the complete process of making traditional pottery using methods 19th Century Catawba Valley potters used, including hand-digging local clay, glazing, firing in a ground hog kiln and selling of wares. The book is written from the perspective of a fourth-grader as he watches his dad “turn and burn.” Pottery buffs of all ages will appreciate both the educational and artistic value of this book.

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