Code Talker : A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

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by Bruchac, Joseph
[ 02. English Fiction ] Published by : Scholastic (New York) Physical details: 230 pages Subject(s): Navajo language --Fiction | Cryptography --Fiction | Navajo Indians --Fiction | Indians of North America, Southwest --Fiction | United States Marine Corp Indian Troops --Fiction | Aboriginals --Fiction | World War ll --Fiction | World War Two --Fiction | Historical Fiction | Codes --Fiction Year : 2005 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
Location Call Number Status Date Due
Parkside Elementary School F BRU Available

RL: 6.5

Lexile: 910L

Added to collection March 2007 from regular budget.

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.