Navajo Code Talkers

by Stuart A. Kallen

Overview

In the South Pacific in 1944 and 1945, military battles raged between the United States and Japan. Surrounded by rattling bullets and exploding bombs, a group of Navajo Marines sent secret messages back and forth. They used a code they had created from the Navajo language, a code the enemy was never able to crack. These young men had been recruited from their homes in the American Southwest. They brought with them incredible physical stamina and a language that had never been written down. Learn more about the Navajo code talkers—brave, creative heroes who used their unbreakable code to help the Allies win the war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541520738
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Series:	Heroes of World War II (Alternator Books ® )
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	28 MB
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Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Stuart A. Kallen has written more than 350 nonfiction books for children and young adults. His books have covered a wide arc of human history, culture, and science. Kallen is also an accomplished singer-songwriter and guitarist in San Diego, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction Steady Gunfire 4

Chapter 1 A Talking Tradition 8

Chapter 2 Creating Codes 14

Chapter 3 Into Battle 18

Chapter 4 Honoring the Code Talkers 24

Timeline 28

Source Notes 30

Glossary 30

Further Information 31

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

"A perennial favorite time period among students receives a fresh treatment."—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

From the Publisher

04/01/2018
Gr 4–7—A perennial favorite time period among students receives a fresh treatment. Each volume provides facts about the events, along with the personal recollections of a number of people involved. For instance, an opening publisher's note in Navajo Code Talkers explains that when historical and personal accounts don't align, the author has chosen to "use the facts as explained by the code talkers themselves, considering their words to be primary sources"—a smart decision. Throughout the series, the text is very readable, and the images are mostly contemporaneous black-and-white photographs that complement the narratives. VERDICT An above average series for report needs.

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