The Unbreakable Code

The Unbreakable Code by Sara Hoagland Hunter is a children's story book about growing up as a Navajo Native American. John, the little boy doesn't want to go to his English school, but his grandfather sits down with him and tells him about his past. The grandfather didn't want to go to English school either, but it ended up changing his life. He was one of the Navajo's who volunteered for the US Marine Corps after Pearl Harbor was bombed. The Grandfather helped create the code and talked about how he faught in the Pacific Front. It helped John value his language more.

I would definitely use this book to help introduce WWII, or the Code Talkers or even a unit on Navajo Indians. Secondary students could benefit from a children's book and the illustrations in here are GREAT!