{"product_id":"quiet-hero-the-ira-hayes-story-9781600604270","title":"Quiet Hero: The Ira Hayes Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with all the patriotism and tragedy of wartime and its afteraffects, \u003ci\u003eQuiet Hero\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee \u0026amp; Low Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781600604270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.50h x 8.80w x 0.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e109147 \/ Quiet Hero: The IRA Hayes Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"S. D. Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096229839029,"sku":"9781600604270","price":10.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_516cbd6b-6c70-4a6c-a54b-c47bd241137d.jpg?v=1692803985","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/quiet-hero-the-ira-hayes-story-9781600604270","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}