Lexile
L
Publication
Clarion Books (2004), Edition: 1, 32 pages
Description
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.
Subjects
Awards
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2007)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Informational Books — 2007)
Chickadee Award (Nominee — 2006)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Honor Book — 2005)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 2006)
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (Honor Book — 2005)
Norman A. Sugarman Children’s Biography Award (Winner — 2006)
South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee — Picture Book Award — 2008)
CCBC Choices (2005)
Notable Children's Book (2005)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
32
Physical description
32 p.; 11.5 inches
ISBN
0618369473 / 9780618369478
UPC
046442369473
DDC/MDS
975.004 |
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