Bibliograph

What's your story, Sequoyah?, Jody Jensen Shaffer ; illustrations by Doug Jones

Type

Label

What's your story, Sequoyah?, Jody Jensen Shaffer ; illustrations by Doug Jones

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What's your story, Sequoyah?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

913890547

resource.readingGradeLevel

Ages 5-9

Responsibility statement

Jody Jensen Shaffer ; illustrations by Doug Jones

Series statement

Cub reporter meets famous Americans

Summary

Cub Reporter uses his interviewing skills to tell the story of the man who created a Cherokee alphabet and endured the Trail of Tears with his people

Table Of Contents

Sequoyah -- When and where were you born? -- What was your childhood like? -- What were your interests as a young man? -- What was your life like when you got older? -- How did you create a Cherokee alphabet? -- Why were people unhappy with your writing system? -- How did your system spread beyond the village? -- Did anyone else help spread your writing system? -- What happened after you signed the treaty? -- How did the Cherokee Nation change after the Trail of Tears? -- How did you continue encouraging the Cherokee to work together? -- How did the lives of the Cherokee improve because of you? -- Timeline -- Glossary

Target audience

juvenile

Classification