| Navajo Code Talkers Contributor(s): Aaseng, Nathan (Author), Hawthorne, Roy O. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0802776272 ISBN-13: 9780802776273 Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1994 Annotation: On the Pacific front during World War II, strange messages were picked up by American and Japanese forces on land and at sea. The messages were totally unintelligible to everyone except a small select group within the Marine Corps: the Navajo code talkers-a group of Navajos communicating in a code based on the Navajo language. This code, the first unbreakable one in U.S. history, was a key reason that the Allies were able to win in the Pacific. "Navajo Code Talkers" tells the story of the special group, who proved themselves to be among the bravest, most valuable, and most loyal of American soldiers during World War II. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - General |
| Dewey: 940.548 |
| LCCN: 92011408 |
| Lexile Measure: 1170 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.08" W x 9" (0.43 lbs) 114 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8480 Reading Level: 9.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Navajo Code Talkers tells the story of this special group, who proved themselves to be among the bravest, most valuable, and most loyal of American soldiers during World War II. On the Pacific front during World War II, strange messages were picked up by American and Japanese forces on land and at sea. The messages were totally unintelligible to everyone except a small select group within the Marine Corps: the Navajo code talkers-a group of Navajos communicating in a code based on the Navajo language. This code, the first unbreakable one in U.S. history, was a key reason that the Allies were able to win in the Pacific. |