Title:
The mad potter : George E. Ohr, eccentric genius / Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan.
ISBN:
9781596438101
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
53 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
General Note:
"A Neal Porter Book."
Awards Note:
Robert F. Sibert Honor, 2014.
Contents:
Our story begins. The family bad boy -- Like a duck in water -- Back in Biloxi -- Fire -- "No two alike" -- The last hurrah -- The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art -- How to look at a pot -- And how to "boss" one of your own.
Summary:
Illustrated with evocative historical photographs and over fifty color reproductions of his ceramics, The Mad Potter tells the extraordinary story of an eccentric American maverick who was determined to make his mark and who never stopped believing that even the unlikeliest dreams can come true.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.9 1.0 162301.
Personal Subject:
Added Author:
Audience:
NC1070L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn819741912
Availability:
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
