An edition of Code talker: a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
(2005)
Code talker
a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
[Literature circle ed.]
by Joseph Bruchac and Derrick Henry
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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.
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Cryptograpy, Indians of North America, Navajo language, United States. Marine Corps, Juvenile fiction, Navajo Indians, Navajo code talkers, Indian Participation, Fiction, United States, World War, 1939-1945, Cryptography, Indian troops, Code and cipher stories, American Indians, Native Americans, Indian, Military participation, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Historical fiction, Navajo, Reading Level-Grade 5, Reading Level-Grade 4, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 10, Children's fiction, Indians of north america, fiction, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Spies, fictionPlaces
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Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
2022, Cengage Gale
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Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Bookpack Hanging Bag
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Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
July 6, 2006, Puffin
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Code talker: a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
2006, Scholastic, Inc.
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Code talker: a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
2005, Dial Books
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Table of Contents
Sent away
Boarding school
To be forgotten
Progress
High school
Sneak attack
Navajos wanted
New recruits
Blessingway
Boot camp
Code school
Learning the code
Shipping out to Hawaii
Enemies
Field maneuvers
Bombardment
First landing
On Bougainville
Do you have a Navajo?
Next targets
Guam
Fatigue
Pavavu
Iwo Jima
In sight of Suribachi
Black beach
Okinawa
Bomb
Going home.
Edition Notes
"This special edition includes questions and activities to inspire discussion and enhance your reading."--p. [4] of cover.
"This edition is available for distribution only through the school market."--p. [4] of cover.
Cecilia Bard Multicultural Library for Peace.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-227).
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"I was only six years old and I was worried."
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