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Coleman, Wim , Perrin, Pat

Sequoyah and His Talking Leaves: A Play About the Cherokee Syllabary

40 pp. | Red Chair | September, 2014 | Library ISBN 978-1-939656-36-0 $27.93 | Paper ISBN 978-1-939656-35-3 $8.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-939656-37-7
(4) 4-6 Setting the Stage for Fluency series. Illustrated by Siri Weber Feeney. These plays could be done as readers' theater or staged as a full dramas, although the dialogue is stilted in both. In Gourd, two fugitive slaves learn about the Underground Railroad. Sequoyah makes clear the historical significance of a syllabary for the Cherokee language. The prosaic illustrations may offer costume and setting ideas. Reading list, websites. Glos. Review covers these Setting the Stage for Fluency titles: Follow the Drinking Gourd and Sequoyah and His Talking Leaves.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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