Top Secret A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing

Name: Top Secret A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing
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ISBN: 9780763629724

ISBN-10: 0763629723

ISBN-13: 9780763629724

Edition: N/A

Authors: Paul B. Janeczko, Jenna LaReau

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"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…

Book details

List price: $11.99
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 4/11/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 7.19" wide x 9.06" long x 0.37" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English



Introduction



Codemaking


Nonsecret Codes


Secret Codes


Book Code


Dictionary Code


Codetalking


Pig Latin


Turkish Irish


Ciphers


Caesar Cipher


St. Cyr Slide


Keyboard Cipher


Morse Code


Semaphore


Pigpen Cipher


Rosicrucian Cipher


Date Shift Cipher


Greek Square Cipher


Greek Skytale


Rail Fence Cipher


Route Transposition Cipher



Codebreaking



Concealment


Early Concealment Techniques


Null Cipher


Cardano Grille


Word Grille


Space Code


Playing Card Code


Dot Cipher


Line Cipher


Zigzag Cipher


Invisible Inks


Codemakers and Codebreakers Hall of Fame


Some Books to Read


A Few Final Words


Answer Pages


Index