Children of Clay
A Family of Pueblo Potters
From the Series We Are Still Here: Native Americans Today
Like their Pueblo ancestors, Gia Rose and her family treat the clay with respect. They believe that Clay-Old-Woman, the spirit of clay, watches over their work and that she lives and breathes within each piece of pottery. Many things have changed at Santa Clara Pueblo, but the making of pottery remains the same. It is still done completely by hand, using clay taken from the earth and other natural materials. Follow one family as they carry on the age-old Pueblo tradition of pottery-making.
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978-0-8225-9627-1
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$10.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Genre | Social Studies |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction |
| Copyright | 1992 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | First Avenue Editions ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 40 |
| Publication Date | 1992-08-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 5.1 |
| Reading Counts! Points | 3.0 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF018040, JNF052020, JNF007050 |
| Dewey | 978.9'52 |
| Graphics | 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 9.25 x 8.125 |
| Lexile | 870 |
| Guided Reading Level | S |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.2 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 49529 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Maps, and Reviewed |
Author: Rina Swentzell
Photographer: Bill Steen
Reviews
Booklist
“Swentzell gives readers an intimate look into the customs of contemporary Pueblo people of northern New Mexico. . . The book not only describes what must be done to produce the beautiful pots, and the cultural importance of each step, but also emphasizes how Gia Rose’s family works together to maintain a tradition that has endured through generations.”
—Booklist
School Library Journal
“A beautifully illustrated short work on the life of a family of potters from Santa Clara Pueblo.”
—School Library Journal