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

Contributor(s): Bruchac, Joseph (Author), Amini-Holmes, Liz (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9780807511350

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Binding Types:

Paperback

$9.99

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$22.94 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$21.74 (100+ copies: $20.99)

List/retail price:

$9.99

Pub Date: March 7, 2024

Dewey: B

Lexile Code: 0780

Features: Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 07 to 10

Physical Info: 0.10" H x 10.10" L x 7.90" W ( 0.30 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000194117 ( Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story)

Reading level: 4.80

Interest level: MG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: 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 World War II Navajo code talker while capturing the importance of heritage. Full color.

Brief description:

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 Legs, Miracle, and A Stranger at Home. She lives in California.

Review Quotes: "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