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Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing
Contributor(s): Rumford, James (Author)

ISBN: 0618369473 ISBN-13: 9780618369478
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2004
Annotation: This beautiful picture book biography relates the story of Sequoyah, who creates a writing system for the Cherokee in the 1820s that would turn his people into a nation of readers and writers. Full color.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - General

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2004000980

Age Level: 4-7

Grade Level: PreK-2

Lexile Measure: 620 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Guided Reading: O (Grade 3)

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.8" W x 11.6" L (0.80 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1800-1850
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
- Chronological Period - 19th Century

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Honor Book, Children's Book, 2005
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2007
Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2005
Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Honor Book, Bks for Younger Children, 2005
Beehive Awards, Nominee, Informational, 2007

Review Citations: Multicultural Review 06/01/2005 pg. 97
Booklist 10/15/2004 pg. 402
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 150
Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2004 pg. 1013
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2004 pg. 730
Publishers Weekly 11/08/2004 pg. 55
Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2004 pg. 1146
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2004 pg. 46
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2005 pg. 225
ALA Notable Children's Books 02/15/2005 pg. 1020
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 175 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
School Library Journal 03/01/2005 pg. 68
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 25

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 79891
Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Rumford, James: - Master storyteller James Rumford combines his love for art and history in his picture books. Each of his books is vastly different in its content, design, and illustrations but one aspect remains constant throughout his work: his passion about his subjects. Rumford, a resident of Hawaii, has studied more than a dozen languages and worked in the Peace Corps, where he traveled to Africa, Asia, and Afghanistan. He draws from these experiences and the history of his subject when he is working on a book. His book Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing was a 2005 Sibert Honor winner.Rumford, James: - Master storyteller James Rumford combines his love for art and history in his picture books. Each of his books is vastly different in its content, design, and illustrations but one aspect remains constant throughout his work: his passion about his subjects. Rumford, a resident of Hawaii, has studied more than a dozen languages and worked in the Peace Corps, where he traveled to Africa, Asia, and Afghanistan. He draws from these experiences and the history of his subject when he is working on a book. His book Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing was a 2005 Sibert Honor winner.

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