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Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story (2018, HC)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- jlg Gold Standard Book Ser.
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition, Collector's Edition
- Vintage
- No
- California Prop 65 Warning
- NA
- Type
- Picture Book
- Unit Type
- Unit
- EAN
- 9780807500071
- ISBN
- 9780807500071
- Literary Movement
- Enlightenment, Realism, Modernism
- Era
- 2010s
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Unabridged, Hardcover
- Unit Quantity
- 1
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Whitman & Company, Albert
ISBN-10
0807500070
ISBN-13
9780807500071
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240082618
Product Key Features
Book Title
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code : a Navajo Code Talker's Story
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History / Military & Wars, General, People & Places / United States / Native American, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage, History / United States / 20th Century
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Amini-Holmes, Liz, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
Format
Picture Book
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz
Item Length
10.1 in
Item Width
8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2017-035797
Reviews
"Bruchac distills his extensive knowledge about the Navajo code talkers in this complex biography for young readers." Booklist, The Border Regional Library Association (BRLA) 2018 Southwest Book Award http://www.brla.info/swba18.shtml, 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, "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, "Bruchac movingly draws a parallel between the trauma of indigenous boarding schools and war. Amini-Holmess paintings capture the nightmarish atmosphere of both." Publishers Weekly, "Bruchac distills his extensive knowledge about the Navajo code talkers in this complex biography for young readers."-- Booklist, 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, "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, "STARRED REVIEW! A perfect, well-rounded historical story that will engage readers of all ages." Kirkus Reviews (starred 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, "Bruchac distills his extensive knowledge about the Navajo code talkers in this complex biography for young readers." -- Booklist, 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, 2018 Cybils Award Finalist, Elementary Non-Fiction The Cybils Awards aims to recognize the childrens 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, " 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), 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
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
First Grade
Dewey Decimal
940.54/8673
Grade To
Fifth Grade
Synopsis
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., 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., 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., 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.
LC Classification Number
D810.C88B77 2018
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