Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Bruchac, Joseph

Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story

A Junior Library Guild Selection April 20182018 Cybils Award Finalist, Elementary Non-FictionBRLA 2018 Southwest Book Award2019 Southwest...
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Author: Joseph Bruchac
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Language: English
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Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Bruchac, Joseph

Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story

CHF 24.08

Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story

CHF 24.08
Author: Joseph Bruchac
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

A Junior Library Guild Selection April 2018
2018 Cybils Award Finalist, Elementary Non-Fiction
BRLA 2018 Southwest Book Award
2019 Southwest Books of the Year: Kid Pick
2020 Grand Canyon Award, Nonfiction Nominee
2020-2021 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master List


STARRED REVIEW! "A perfect, well-rounded historical story that will engage readers of all ages. A perfect, well-rounded historical story that will engage readers of all ages."--Kirkus Reviews starred review

As a young Navajo boy, Chester Nez had to leave the reservation and attend boarding school, where he was taught that his native language and culture were useless. But Chester refused to give up his heritage. Years later, during World War II, Chester--and other Navajo men like him--was recruited by the US Marines to use the Navajo language to create an unbreakable military code. Suddenly the language he had been told to forget was needed to fight a war. This powerful picture book biography contains backmatter including a timeline and a portion of the Navajo code, and also depicts the life of an original Navajo code talker while capturing the importance of heritage.



Author: Joseph Bruchac
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 04/03/2018
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780807500071
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 194117 / Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2018 pg. 88
Booklist 04/01/2018 pg. 61
School Library Journal 05/01/2018 pg. 114
Publishers Weekly 05/07/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
As a writer and storyteller, Joseph Bruchac often draws on his Native American (Abenaki) ancestry. Joseph is the author of over 130 books for young readers and adults, including Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two. He lives in New York. Liz Amini-Holmes holds a bachelor's of fine arts degree in illustration from the Academy of Art University and the University of San Francisco. She has illustrated other books for children including Fatty Legs, Miracle, and A Stranger at Home. She lives in California.

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