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The Resource Sequoyah : the Cherokee man who gave his people writing, by James Rumford ; [translated by Anna Sixkiller Huckaby]

Sequoyah : the Cherokee man who gave his people writing, by James Rumford ; [translated by Anna Sixkiller Huckaby]

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While walking through a forest of sequoias, a father tells his family the story of the tree's namesake. Sequoyah was a Cherokee man who invented a system of writing for his people. His neighbors feared the symbols he wrote and burned down his home. All of his work was lost, but, still determined, he tried another approach. The Cherokee people finally accepted the written language after Sequoyah taught his six-year-old daughter to read
Language
  • eng
  • chr
  • eng
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30 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9780618369478
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Sequoyah : the Cherokee man who gave his people writing
Title
Sequoyah
Title remainder
the Cherokee man who gave his people writing
Statement of responsibility
by James Rumford ; [translated by Anna Sixkiller Huckaby]
Title variation
Cherokee man who gave his people writing
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Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • chr
  • eng
Summary
While walking through a forest of sequoias, a father tells his family the story of the tree's namesake. Sequoyah was a Cherokee man who invented a system of writing for his people. His neighbors feared the symbols he wrote and burned down his home. All of his work was lost, but, still determined, he tried another approach. The Cherokee people finally accepted the written language after Sequoyah taught his six-year-old daughter to read
Illustration
Award
  • ALA Notable Children's Book, 2005
  • School Library Journal Best Books, 2004.
Biography type
individual biography
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
131322
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1948-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Rumford, James
Dewey number
  • 975.004/97557/0092
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Interest level
LG
Language note
English and Cherokee
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 1
  • 4
Reading level
3.7
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Huckaby, Anna Sixkiller
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True
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Accelerated Reader
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  • Sequoyah
  • Cherokee Indians
  • Cherokee language
  • Cherokee language
Target audience
juvenile
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
the Cherokee man who gave his people writing
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Sequoyah : the Cherokee man who gave his people writing, by James Rumford ; [translated by Anna Sixkiller Huckaby]
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Publication
Copyright
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
30 cm
Extent
30 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9780618369478
Lccn
2004000980
Media category
unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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9780618369478
Other physical details
color illustrations
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Sequoyah : the Cherokee man who gave his people writing, by James Rumford ; [translated by Anna Sixkiller Huckaby]
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
30 cm
Extent
30 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9780618369478
Lccn
2004000980
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
9780618369478
Other physical details
color illustrations

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