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Summary:

At boarding school, as a young boy, Chester Nez was taught that his native Navajo language was useless. During World War II, he was recruited to use that language to create an unbreakable military code.

Author/Creator:

Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- , author

Contributors:

Amini-Holmes, Liz , illustrator

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Chester Nez and the unbreakable code: a Navajo code talker's story [by Bruchac, J.]

Subjects:

Nez, Chester, 1921-2014 — Juvenile literature

United States Marine Corps — Biography — Juvenile literature

Navajo code talkers — Biography — Juvenile literature

World War, 1939-1945 — Cryptography — Juvenile literature

World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, American — Juvenile literature

World War, 1939-1945 — Participation, Indian — Juvenile literature

Marines — United States — Biography — Juvenile literature

Navajo Indians — Biography — Juvenile literature

Nez, Chester, 1921-2014

United States Marine Corps

World War (1939-1945)

1939-1945

Cryptography

Marines

Navajo Indians

Navajo code talkers

New Southwest

United States

Genres:

Biographies

Picture books

Juvenile works

Personal narratives — American

Audience:

Children
Ages: 7-11.
Grades: 2-6.
780L (source: Lexile)

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Call Numbers:

J921 N575br

ISBNs:

9780807500071 (hardcover)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2017035797

OCLC Numbers:

998751948

Other Control Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: jlg19855047