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Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
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Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two Paperback - 2006

by Joseph Bruchac

Viewed through the eyes of a 16-year-old Navajo youth, "Code Talker" is a fascinating slice of World War II history by a much-respected and acclaimed author.

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.

First line

I was only six years old and I was worried.

Details

  • Title Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
  • Author Joseph Bruchac
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Speak, New York
  • Date 2006-07-06
  • Features Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780142405963 / 0142405965
  • Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7 in (20.57 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 910
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
    • Religious Orientation: Native American
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945, Navajo Indians
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006298485
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

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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