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Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story (Hardcover)

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By Joseph Bruchac, Liz Amini-Holmes (Illustrator)
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Description


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. 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 Navajo code talker while capturing the importance of heritage.

About the Author


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 bachelor's 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 LegsMiracle, and A Stranger at Home. She lives in California. 

Praise For…


"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! A perfect, well-rounded historical story that will engage readers of all ages." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Bruchac distills his extensive knowledge about the Navajo code talkers in this complex biography for young readers." —Booklist

"A can’t-miss picture book biography." —School Library Journal

"Bruchac movingly draws a parallel between the trauma of indigenous boarding schools and war. Amini-Holmes’s paintings capture the nightmarish atmosphere of both." —Publishers Weekly

2018 Cybils Award Finalist, Elementary Non-Fiction —The Cybils Awards aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal. http://www.cybils.com/2018-elementary-middle-grade-non-fiction-finalists

The Border Regional Library Association (BRLA) 2018 Southwest Book Award —http://www.brla.info/swba18.shtml

Product Details
ISBN: 9780807500071
ISBN-10: 0807500070
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Publication Date: April 3rd, 2018
Pages: 32
Language: English