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Chester Nez and the unbreakable code : a Navajo code talker's story
Author: Bruchac, Joseph

Publisher: Whitman (2024)

Dewey: 940.54
Classification: Biography
Physical Description: [32] p., col. ill., 26 cm

BTSB No: 163244

ISBN: 9780807500071

Ages: 7-9

Grades: 2-4

Subjects:
Nez, Chester
United States. -- Marine Corps -- Biography
Navajo code talkers
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography
World War, 1939-1945 -- American personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945 -- Native American participation
Marines -- United States -- Biography
Navajo Indians -- Biography

Price: $8.19

Summary:
As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII.

Illustrator:

Amini-Holmes, Liz

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 4.80
   Points: .5   Quiz: 194117

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (03/01/18)
   School Library Journal (05/01/18)
   Booklist (04/01/18)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/06/18)

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