Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

Chester Nez and the unbreakable code : a Navajo code talker's story / Navajo code talker's story Joseph Bruchac, pictures by Liz Amini-Holmes. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

"As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII"--

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Nez, Chester, 1921-2014 --Juvenile literature.
Nez, Chester, 1921-2014
Nez, Chester.


United States. Marine Corps --Biography--Juvenile literature.
United States. Marine Corps.


World War (1939-1945)


1939-1945


Navajo code talkers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Indian--Juvenile literature.
Marines--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Navajo Indians--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Navajo Indians.
Navajo language.
Navajo code talkers.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Cultural Heritage.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--History--Military & Wars.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--History--20th Century.--United States
Cryptography.
Marines.
Military participation--Indian.


Biographies.
Biography.
Juvenile works.
Personal narratives--American.
Picture books.
Nonfiction.
Biographies.
Picture books.

JUV D 810 .C88 / B77 2018