Post by Okwes on Oct 26, 2006 13:58:30 GMT -5
Navajo CodeTalkers are Forgotten Heroes of Iwo Jima, Says Author
Michael Class <http://prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb452182.htm#>
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<http://prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb452182.htm> In New
American History Book for Kids, Author's Time-Traveling Son is an
Eyewitness to Battle of Iwo Jima (PRWEB) October 19, 2006 -- Author and
photographer Michael S. Class has used advanced digital photography to
place his twelve year-old son, Anthony, in the cockpit of the Spirit of
St. Louis with Charles Lindbergh, on the moon with Neil Armstrong, in
the laboratories of Thomas Edison and Jonas Salk, on Normandy beach on
D-Day, and in the middle of the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.
"I wanted to capture the interest of today's kids," says Class, "by
turning American history into a grand time travel adventure." The book,
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame, is recommended for young adults,
grade 6 to grade 12. In the book, it looks like Anthony really did meet
Thomas Edison, Jonas Salk, FDR, Lou Gehrig, Charles Lindbergh, and Audie
Murphy. The Web site, www.MagicPictureFrame.com,
<http://www.magicpictureframe.com,/> displays some of the book’s
amazing photographs.
In the chapter on World War II, Anthony sees six marines raise the
American flag on Mount Suribachi. The six marines are the subject of the
current motion picture, Flags of Our Fathers. Class recommends that
parents take their high-school students to see the movie.
But, Anthony also witnesses something else on Iwo Jima.
"I was just in time to see six marines raise the American flag in the
rocky ground of Iwo Jima's dormant volcano, Mount Suribachi," reports
Anthony. "When the flag went up, the marines on the mountainside and the
beach below gave a loud cheer, the U.S. Navy ships anchored offshore
blasted their horns, and a coded message crackled on the radio of a
marine standing near me. The message was: 'Ni-he da-na-ah-taj ihla.'"
The coded message that Anthony heard was in the Navajo language. The
Navajo words meant: "Our flag waves."
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame includes the interesting story of
the development of the secret code, and the Navajo heroes who helped win
the war. Navajo is not a written language, it has no alphabet or
symbols, and it is only spoken on the Navajo lands in the American
Southwest. The American military knew that a code based on the Navajo
language would be impossible for the Japanese to break. The code was
developed in 1942 by twenty-nine marines from the Navajo Nation.
"In combat," explains Class, "the Navajo Code Talkers spoke the code
over the radio to relay important tactical battlefield information. The
Japanese heard the messages, but they could not understand them. The
Navajo Code Talkers served in all six marine divisions and fought in all
the battles in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945. World War II combat
veterans have said that the Battle of Iwo Jima would not have been won
without the help and bravery of the Navajo Code Talkers."
The top secret Navajo Code was declassified by the U.S. Government in
1969.
On July 26, 2001, President George W. Bush presented the Navajo Code
Talkers with a Congressional Gold Medal, honoring their service to the
country in World War II. On the back of the medal are the words:
“Dine Bizaad Yee Atah Naayee Yik'eh Deesdlii," meaning
“The Navajo Language Was Used to Defeat the Enemy." Other Native
American Code Talkers contributed to American success in World War II
(and World War I), including: Comanche, Choctaw, and Sioux.
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame was named Outstanding Book of the
Year and Most Original Concept of 2006 by Independent Publisher,
Reviewers Choice by Midwest Book Review, and Editor's Pick by Homefires:
The Journal of Homeschooling Online. Nationally syndicated talk-show
host Michael Medved calls the book "entertaining and educational."
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin says "parents and teachers will
appreciate the inspiring message this unique history book holds for
America's next generation. I recommend this book to all young Americans,
may they take us to the stars and beyond." ??Anthony and the Magic
Picture Frame (hardcover, 225 pages, $26.50) is available at
www.MagicPictureFrame.com, <http://www.magicpictureframe.com,/> by
calling toll-free 1-800-247-6553, at select bookstores, and on
www.amazon.com <http://www.amazon.com/> .
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame includes built-in tools for parents
and teachers: recommendations for hundreds of books, movies, songs, and
places to visit, keyed to the subjects of each chapter. The author's Web
site includes a fun final exam; the author's blog is a place for readers
to discuss the book's moral lessons (www.MagicPictureFrame.blogspot.com
<http://www.magicpictureframe.blogspot.com/> ).
Note to editors and book reviewers: Author and son are available for
interviews. Photographs and review copies are available.
Contact: Michael Class, 425-890-4894
Michael Class <http://prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb452182.htm#>
prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb452182.htm
<http://prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb452182.htm> In New
American History Book for Kids, Author's Time-Traveling Son is an
Eyewitness to Battle of Iwo Jima (PRWEB) October 19, 2006 -- Author and
photographer Michael S. Class has used advanced digital photography to
place his twelve year-old son, Anthony, in the cockpit of the Spirit of
St. Louis with Charles Lindbergh, on the moon with Neil Armstrong, in
the laboratories of Thomas Edison and Jonas Salk, on Normandy beach on
D-Day, and in the middle of the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.
"I wanted to capture the interest of today's kids," says Class, "by
turning American history into a grand time travel adventure." The book,
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame, is recommended for young adults,
grade 6 to grade 12. In the book, it looks like Anthony really did meet
Thomas Edison, Jonas Salk, FDR, Lou Gehrig, Charles Lindbergh, and Audie
Murphy. The Web site, www.MagicPictureFrame.com,
<http://www.magicpictureframe.com,/> displays some of the book’s
amazing photographs.
In the chapter on World War II, Anthony sees six marines raise the
American flag on Mount Suribachi. The six marines are the subject of the
current motion picture, Flags of Our Fathers. Class recommends that
parents take their high-school students to see the movie.
But, Anthony also witnesses something else on Iwo Jima.
"I was just in time to see six marines raise the American flag in the
rocky ground of Iwo Jima's dormant volcano, Mount Suribachi," reports
Anthony. "When the flag went up, the marines on the mountainside and the
beach below gave a loud cheer, the U.S. Navy ships anchored offshore
blasted their horns, and a coded message crackled on the radio of a
marine standing near me. The message was: 'Ni-he da-na-ah-taj ihla.'"
The coded message that Anthony heard was in the Navajo language. The
Navajo words meant: "Our flag waves."
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame includes the interesting story of
the development of the secret code, and the Navajo heroes who helped win
the war. Navajo is not a written language, it has no alphabet or
symbols, and it is only spoken on the Navajo lands in the American
Southwest. The American military knew that a code based on the Navajo
language would be impossible for the Japanese to break. The code was
developed in 1942 by twenty-nine marines from the Navajo Nation.
"In combat," explains Class, "the Navajo Code Talkers spoke the code
over the radio to relay important tactical battlefield information. The
Japanese heard the messages, but they could not understand them. The
Navajo Code Talkers served in all six marine divisions and fought in all
the battles in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945. World War II combat
veterans have said that the Battle of Iwo Jima would not have been won
without the help and bravery of the Navajo Code Talkers."
The top secret Navajo Code was declassified by the U.S. Government in
1969.
On July 26, 2001, President George W. Bush presented the Navajo Code
Talkers with a Congressional Gold Medal, honoring their service to the
country in World War II. On the back of the medal are the words:
“Dine Bizaad Yee Atah Naayee Yik'eh Deesdlii," meaning
“The Navajo Language Was Used to Defeat the Enemy." Other Native
American Code Talkers contributed to American success in World War II
(and World War I), including: Comanche, Choctaw, and Sioux.
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame was named Outstanding Book of the
Year and Most Original Concept of 2006 by Independent Publisher,
Reviewers Choice by Midwest Book Review, and Editor's Pick by Homefires:
The Journal of Homeschooling Online. Nationally syndicated talk-show
host Michael Medved calls the book "entertaining and educational."
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin says "parents and teachers will
appreciate the inspiring message this unique history book holds for
America's next generation. I recommend this book to all young Americans,
may they take us to the stars and beyond." ??Anthony and the Magic
Picture Frame (hardcover, 225 pages, $26.50) is available at
www.MagicPictureFrame.com, <http://www.magicpictureframe.com,/> by
calling toll-free 1-800-247-6553, at select bookstores, and on
www.amazon.com <http://www.amazon.com/> .
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame includes built-in tools for parents
and teachers: recommendations for hundreds of books, movies, songs, and
places to visit, keyed to the subjects of each chapter. The author's Web
site includes a fun final exam; the author's blog is a place for readers
to discuss the book's moral lessons (www.MagicPictureFrame.blogspot.com
<http://www.magicpictureframe.blogspot.com/> ).
Note to editors and book reviewers: Author and son are available for
interviews. Photographs and review copies are available.
Contact: Michael Class, 425-890-4894