Quiet Hero: The Ira Hayes Story

by S.D. Nelson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1600604277
• ISBN13: 9781600604270
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.8" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4