Top secret : a handbook of codes, ciphers, and secret writing / Paul B. Janeczko ; illustrated by Jenna LaReau.
by Janeczko, Paul B; LaReau, Jenna [ill.].
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BookPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006, c2004Edition: 1st pbk. ed.Description: 136 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0763629723.Subject(s): Cryptography | CiphersDDC classification: 652/.8 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 129) and index.
Nonsecret codes -- Secret codes -- Book code -- Dictionary code -- Codetalking -- Pig Latin -- Turkish Irish -- Caesar cipher -- St. Cyr slide -- Keyboard cipher -- Morse code -- Semaphore -- Pigpen cipher -- Rosicrucian cipher -- Date shift cipher -- Greek square cipher -- Greek skytale -- Railfence cipher -- Route transposition cipher -- Codebreaking -- Early concealment techniques -- Null cipher -- Cardano grille -- Word grille -- Space code -- Playing card code -- Dot cipher -- Line cipher -- Zigzag cipher -- Invisible inks.
Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005
School Library Journal starred, May 2004
Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2006
Booklist starred, May 2004
Horn Book, October 2004
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2004
Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2004
Teacher Librarian, April 2005
Christian Library, March 2005
Presents a guide to codemaking, codebreaking, and their role in history, describing different types of codes and ciphers, discussing codebreaking and concealment techniques, and including brief stories about exciting moments in the history of the art.
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3-6 Follett Library Resources
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.3 3.0 74915
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