Quiet Hero: The Ira Hayes Story

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Synopsis
A biography of Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six soldiers to raise the United States flag on Iwo Jima during World War II, an event immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph.Growing up on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona, Ira Hayes was a quiet, shy boy. He never wanted to be the center of attention, and at school, he felt lonely and out of place. By the time Ira was in his late teens, World War II was raging. When the United States called its men to arms, Ira answered by joining the Marine Corps. He believed it was his duty to fight honorably for his country, and with his Marine buddies by his side, Ira finally felt as if he belonged. Eventually they were sent to the tiny Japanese island of Iwo Jima, where a chance event and an extraordinary photograph catapulted Ira to national awareness and transformed his life forever. Filled with all the patriotism and tragedy of wartime and its afteraffects, Quiet Hero is the story of one person's courage in the face of both military and personal battles. It is a poignant tribute to Ira Hayes.
Copyright:
2006

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
32 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781620140567
Publisher:
Lee & Low Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
S. D. Nelson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
Grade Levels:
Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Reading Age:
7–13
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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