Fleming Community Library

In this bilingual Navajo tale, Horned Toad rescues Turkey from Gray Giant by lending Turkey his helmet, the one thing Gray Giant fears.

Various members of a family try to make the baby laugh, but only one succeeds.

Brian Wildsmith introduces children to the wonderful variety of color in the animal world, and at the same time, teached them the names of colors. (In Navajo and English)

Describes the role of a select group of Navajo Marines who developed a code based on their own native language that provided a means for secure communications among American forces in the Pacific during World War II.

Describes the role of a select group of Navajo Marines who developed a code based on their own native language that provided a means for secure communications among American forces in the Pacific during World War II.

In Navajo culture, we are one with all things. The land, animals, and humans all have equal value and are all respected as part of Mother Nature's incredible creations. This message of mutual respect and appreciation for all forms of life is the legacy that author Maureen Mink hopes to share with her grandchildren, and with many more children all over the world. This is a book that teaches children about the value of the natural world and the importance...

A Navajo baby participates in different activities as the seasons change.

Based on first-person accounts and Marine Corps documents, and featuring the original code dictionary, Navajo Weapon tells how the code talkers created a unique code within a code, served their country in combat, and saved American lives.

"Amidst a complicated history of mistreatment by and distrust of the American government, the Navajo people--especially bilingual code talkers--helped the Allies win World War II"--