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Shaffer, Jody Jensen

What's Your Story, Sequoyah?

(4) K-3 Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans series. Illustrated by Doug Jones. Cub Reporter "interviews" Sequoyah about his life, creating the Cherokee alphabet, the Trail of Tears, and how that affected the Cherokee Nation. He responds to simplistic questions in his own hokey "voice." Cartoons of a microphone-holding bear cub alternate with captioned photos and illustrations that extend information. The premise may work for reluctant readers. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

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