Estamos agradecidos: Otsaliheliga

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Ahora en espaol! La comunidad cheroqui est agradecida por los logros y desafos que experimentan en cada estacin. En este libro se cuenta la vida moderna de los nativos americanos, narrada por una ciudadana de la Nacin Cheroqui.

Now in Spanish! The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

Los ciudadanos de la Nacin Cheroqui emplean la palabra otsaliheliga (o-ya-LI-ge-li-ga) para expresar gratitud. A partir del ao nuevo cheroqui, que ocurre en otoo, hasta el verano, el ao cheroqui est lleno de celebraciones y experiencias. Este libro, escrito por una ciudadana de la Nacin Cheroqui, describe a un grupo de nativos americanos y finaliza con un glosario y un silabario cheroqui completo, creado por Sequoyah.


The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. The complete Cherokee syllabary, originally created by Sequoyah, is included.

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Traci Sorell escribe cuentos de ficcin y no ficcin para nios, enfocndose en personajes contemporneos y biografas cautivantes. Es ciudadana empadronada de la Nacin Cheroqui y vive en el noreste de Oklahoma, donde se encuentra su tribu.

Traci Sorell writes fiction and nonfiction for children featuring contemporary characters and compelling biographies. She is the author of We Are Still Here! and At the Mountain's Base and coauthor of Mascot. She is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and lives in northeastern Oklahoma, where her tribe is located.

Fran Lessac ha ilustrado ms de cuarenta libros para nios. Vivi en la pequea isla caribea de Montserrat, y tambin en Londres y Australia. Gracias a su trabajo, ha vivido muchas aventuras en diferentes pases.
www.franelessac.com

Fran Lessac is the illustrator of more than forty books for children. She has lived on the small Caribbean island of Montserrat, in London, and in Australia, and her work has taken her on many adventures in numerous countries.
www.franelessac.com