The Pot That Juan Built
By David Diaz , Nancy Andrews-Goebel
Grades
1-2, 3-5
Genre
Fiction
<p>This book tells of Juan Quezada, a famous potter in Mexico. It explains how Juan makes his beautiful pottery and how his work changed the impoverished village of Mata Ortiz into a prosperous community of world-class artists.</p><p>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 cumulative rhyme of <i>The House That Jack Built.</i></p><p>Illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner David Diaz.</p>

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