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

Description: Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code by Joseph Bruchac, Liz Amini-Holmes 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 World War II Navajo code talker while capturing the importance of heritage. Full color. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 Chester Nez was a boy told to give up his Navajo roots. He became a man who used his native language to help America win World War II.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. Author Biography 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 bachelors 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. Review 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"A cant-miss picture book biography."--School Library Journal"Bruchac distills his extensive knowledge about the Navajo code talkers in this complex biography for young readers."--Booklist"Bruchac movingly draws a parallel between the trauma of indigenous boarding schools and war. Amini-Holmess paintings capture the nightmarish atmosphere of both."--Publishers WeeklySTARRED 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 Details ISBN0807511358 Author Liz Amini-Holmes Pages 32 Publisher Albert Whitman & Company Illustrator Liz Amini-Holmes ISBN-13 9780807511350 Format Paperback Imprint Albert Whitman & Company Subtitle A Navajo Code Talkers Story Illustrations Illustrations, color Year 2024 Publication Date 2024-03-07 DEWEY B Audience Children / Juvenile ISBN-10 0807511358 Audience Age 6-9 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158764248;

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