num_pages: 32
description: Pieces of broken pots are scattered over the desert hillsides of the Southwest. The Indians there treat them with respect -- "Every piece of clay is a piece of someone's life," they say. And the children try to imagine those lives that took place in the desert they think of as their own.Clay has its own small voice, and sings. Its song has lasted for thousands of years. And Byrd Baylor's prose-poem as simple and powerful as the clay pots, sings too.
language: English
title: When Clay Sings
titlecomplete: When Clay Sings
genres: Historical, American, Poetry, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Kids, Read For School, Childrens, Art, History
ratings_count: 367
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: Caldecott Medal
publisher: Aladdin