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Book Reviews: Books for Kids
Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing
by James Rumford
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Sequoyah shows us all how to overcome physical and emotional obstacles while never giving up on a dream. This is a great message for us all.
Born in 1770 in Tuskegee, Tennessee, Sequoyah was the son of a Cherokee Indian mother and Caucasian father. Sequoyah-who was lame-was branded a 'half-breed' by both the white settlers and the Cherokees. Sequoyah routinely was the victim of taunting and scorn and had to rely on his inner strength to overcome obstacles. While he was living with his father he learned to read and write English. He became obsessed with being able to read and write Cherokee, but there was no written language at the time. Sequoyah set out to create an alphabet so the Cherokee could read and write in their own language. After years of trying to create an alphabet, he succeeded in designing an alphabet with 86 different sounds and symbols based on English, Greek and Hebrew letters.
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