How the World Was Made: A Cherokee Story language revitalization society around her begins to

society around her begins to disintegrate

disillusionment with Catholicism

part white—is an ambitious young girl whose grandfather

is a stretch of no more than eighteen miles

In this fictionalized account of actual events

How the World Was Made: A Cherokee Story language revitalization society around her begins toHow the World Was Made is a traditional Cherokee creation story. It takes place during a time when animals did many of the things that people can do. When the earth was young, the animals lived on a rock above it, and the earth was covered with water. The animals needed more room, but where could they find it? This book retells the delightful Cherokee tale of how the earth was created, while teaching the valuable lesson that even the smallest creature