King Sejong Invents an Alphabet

Author:   Carol Kim ,  Cindy Kang
Publisher:   Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN:  

9780807541616


Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 October 2021
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 8 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Carol Kim ,  Cindy Kang
Publisher:   Albert Whitman & Company
Imprint:   Albert Whitman & Company
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780807541616


ISBN 10:   0807541613
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 October 2021
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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"""An artful telling of the birth of an alphabet.""--Kirkus Reviews ""An engaging, informative, and accessible biography with bright, inviting artwork about man who had a major impact on language and the marginalized citizens of his country.""--School Library Journal ""This picture book unfolds like a folktale as Sejong becomes a benevolent ruler who cares just as much for the underprivileged as for the rich and creates his new alphabet in secret, defying opposition from those in power.""Booklist A Junior Library Guild Selection March 2022"


An engaging, informative, and accessible biography with bright, inviting artwork about man who had a major impact on language and the marginalized citizens of his country.--School Library Journal This picture book unfolds like a folktale as Sejong becomes a benevolent ruler who cares just as much for the underprivileged as for the rich and creates his new alphabet in secret, defying opposition from those in power.Booklist An artful telling of the birth of an alphabet.--Kirkus Reviews


An engaging, informative, and accessible biography with bright, inviting artwork about man who had a major impact on language and the marginalized citizens of his country.--School Library Journal An artful telling of the birth of an alphabet.--Kirkus Reviews


""An artful telling of the birth of an alphabet.""--Kirkus Reviews ""An engaging, informative, and accessible biography with bright, inviting artwork about man who had a major impact on language and the marginalized citizens of his country.""--School Library Journal ""This picture book unfolds like a folktale as Sejong becomes a benevolent ruler who cares just as much for the underprivileged as for the rich and creates his new alphabet in secret, defying opposition from those in power.""Booklist A Junior Library Guild Selection March 2022


This picture book unfolds like a folktale as Sejong becomes a benevolent ruler who cares just as much for the underprivileged as for the rich and creates his new alphabet in secret, defying opposition from those in power.Booklist An engaging, informative, and accessible biography with bright, inviting artwork about man who had a major impact on language and the marginalized citizens of his country.--School Library Journal An artful telling of the birth of an alphabet.--Kirkus Reviews


An artful telling of the birth of an alphabet.--Kirkus Reviews


An artful telling of the birth of an alphabet. --Kirkus Reviews An engaging, informative, and accessible biography with bright, inviting artwork about man who had a major impact on language and the marginalized citizens of his country. --School Library Journal This picture book unfolds like a folktale as Sejong becomes a benevolent ruler who cares just as much for the underprivileged as for the rich and creates his new alphabet in secret, defying opposition from those in power. Booklist A Junior Library Guild Selection March 2022


Author Information

Carol Kim has written several fiction and nonfiction books, and enjoys researching and uncovering little-known facts. A second generation Korean American, she also loves creating stories that share Korean culture beyond kimchi and K-pop. Carol lives in Austin, Texas with her family. Cindy Kang is an artist and illustrator from Seoul, South Korea. She graduated with a BFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She has received awards and recognitions from American Illustration, 3x3 Magazine, The Society of Illustrators, and Communication Arts, among others.

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