Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing by James Rumford environmental literacy will provoke quality discussions with

will provoke quality discussions with middle schoolers and older students

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Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing by James Rumford environmental literacy will provoke quality discussions withA 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