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When clay Sings by Byrd Baylor; Tom Bahti; Charles Scribner's Sons is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is When clay Sings about?
The daily life and customs of prehistoric southwest Indian tribes are retraced from the designs on the remains of their pottery. A lyrical consideration of the lives and thoughts of an ancient people whose pottery can still be found in the desert of the American Southwest. "Bahti has filled the pages with evocative pen-and-ink line drawings representing the primitive figures and designs on the pottery . . . The striking effect of the illustrations is matched by Baylor's word images . . ". - School Library Journal Caldecott Honor Book, 1973
Who reads When clay Sings?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Byrd Baylor; Tom Bahti; Charles Scribner's Sons
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 1972
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780684128078
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- History, Music, Education
- Rating
- 3.69 / 5 (229 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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