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SEQUOYAH: The
Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing, Rumford,
James ~~~ $16.00  32 pgs. picture book. 2004 Elementary, middle school AR 3.7 LG 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—and the world of the 1820s—with its beauty and simplicity. SEQUOYAH is a poem to celebrate literacy, a song of a people's struggle to stand tall and proud.. Curriculum Applications: 4th, 5th & 8th Grade Social Studies-Indian resettlement, ethnic diversity; 3rd - 8th Grade Language Arts Back to Biography and Autobiography
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