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Code talker a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two

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.

Main Author: Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Dial Books, c2005.
Subjects:
United States. > Marine Corps > Participation, Indian > Young adult fiction.
Navajo language > Young adult fiction.
Cryptography > Young adult fiction.
Navajo Indians > Young adult fiction.
Indians of North America > Southwest, New > Young adult fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Young adult fiction.
Summary: 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.
Physical Description: 231 p. ; 22 cm.
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN: 0803729219 (hardcover) :
9780142405963
Author Notes: 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.

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