Secretos de los locutores de claves navajos (Secrets of Navajo Code Talkers)

From the Series Criptología (Cryptology) (Alternator Books ® en español)

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

En tiempos de guerra, los códigos indescifrables ayudan a los ejércitos a ganar batallas. ¿Qué mejor código que un lenguaje avanzado? Lee acerca de cómo los marines navajos arriesgaron sus vidas para traducir mensajes secretos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Aprende sobre qué hace que el idioma navajo sea ideal para codificar mensajes y el vocabulario especial que los codificadores usaban en la batalla. Finalmente, intenta traducir los mensajes.

In wartime, unbreakable codes help armies win battles. And what better code than an advanced language! Read how Navajo Marines risked their lives to translate secret messages during World War II. Learn what makes the Navajo language ideal for encoding messages and the special vocabulary the code talkers used in battle. Finally, try your hand at translating messages yourself.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diversity, Spanish-Language, STEM, STEM: Technology
Copyright 2023
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Alternator Books ® en español
Imprint ediciones Lerner
Language Spanish
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2023-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF018040, JNF025130, JNF068000
Dewey 940.54/8673
Dimensions 7 x 9
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Reviewed, and Table of contents

Author: Rachael L. Thomas

Rachael L. Thomas is an educational writer and digital media strategist. When she isn’t working on new ideas to expand children’s library shelves, you’ll find her at Buffalo Wild Wings.

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School Library Journal

“This series provides essential information about a timely and specialized topic, while remaining interesting to readers who are interested in history, science, and mathematics.”—School Library Journal