King Sejong Invents an Alphabet

by Carol Kim

Book Overview

A Junior Library Guild Selection March 2022

How do you create a new alphabet?

In 15th-century Korea, King Sejong was distressed. The complicated Chinese characters used for reading and writing meant only rich, educated people could read--and that was just the way they wanted it. But King Sejong thought all Koreans should be able to read and write, so he worked in secret for years to create a new Korean alphabet. King...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807541613
• ISBN13: 9780807541616
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3