Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing
Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing
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Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing

Written by James Rumford
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4 - 7
Reading age
32
Page count
20
Words per page
AD620L
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Nov 1, 2004
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A 2005 Sibert Honor Book The story of Sequoyah is the tale of an ordinary man with an extraordinary idea–to create a writing system for the Cherokee Indians and turn his people into a nation of readers and writers. The task he set for himself was daunting. Sequoyah knew no English and had no idea how to capture speech on paper. But slowly and painstakingly, ignoring the hoots and jibes of his neighbors and friends, he worked out a system that surprised the Cherokee Nation–and the world of the 1820s–with its beauty and simplicity. James Rumford’s Sequoyah is a poem to celebrate literacy, a song of a people’s struggle to stand tall and proud.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780618369478
    Publication Date
    November 1, 2004
    Publisher
    Houghton Mifflin
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    20
    Reading Age
    4 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2004000980
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    816630837
    Lexile® Level
    AD620L
    Scholastic Level
    O
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.7
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    79891
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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