| Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing Contributor(s): Janeczko, Paul B. (Editor), Lareau, Jenna (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763629723 ISBN-13: 9780763629724 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: This practical field guide contains everything a young person needs to know about the art of concealment: making and breaking codes, mastering cipher systems, experimenting with secret writing, and making--and breaking--their own secret codes. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities - Puzzles - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: 652.8 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7" W x 8.9" (0.50 lbs) 144 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 74915 Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author's upbeat, positive tone is refreshing and his enthusiasm about his topic is contagious. -- School Library Journal (starred review) Pssst Do you know the difference between a code and a cipher? Can you tell a St. Cyr slide from a Cardano grille? Did you know that the discovery of a substitution cipher caused Mary Queen of Scots to lose her head? Don't look now, but packed into this practical field guide is everything a young person needs to know about the art of concealment -- making and breaking codes, mastering cipher systems, and experimenting with secret writing. Offering plenty of hands-on practice sessions, tips for creating a code-making kit, sidebars on secret codes in history, and an amusing pair of spies to illustrate techniques, Paul B. Janeczko's tantalizing Top Secret won't stay a secret for long. Back matter includes suggestions for further reading, an author's note, an answer key, and an index. |