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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... read more
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Now, who was this Sequoyah? my father asks.
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- James Rumford (Author)
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- Anna Sixkiller Huckaby (Translator) - translated into Cherokee
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Harcourt
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Publication Date: 2004
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Publisher: Houghton Harcourt
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Publication Date: 2004
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Awards edit
- Sibert Award (Finalist, 2005: Informational Book, Honor)
- Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Finalist, 2005)
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- Dewey: 975.004975570092
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