Code talker : a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two / Joseph Bruchac.
After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.
Record details
- ISBN: 0803729219 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: 231 p. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Dial Books, c2005.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 910L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader 6.4 |
Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection. |
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Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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Code Talker : A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
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Author Notes
Code Talker : A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Joseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed children's book author, poet, novelist and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. Coauthor with Michael Caduto of the bestselling Keepers of the Earth series, Bruchac's poems, articles and stories have appeared in hundreds of publications, from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola. He has authored many books for adults and children including Code Talker- A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two , Skeleton Man , and The Heart of a Chief . For more information about Joseph, please visit his website www.josephbruchac.com.