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<p><p><b>"the Author's Upbeat, Positive Tone Is Refreshing And His Enthusiasm About His Topic Is Contagious." — School Library Journal (starred Review)</b><p>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.</p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>known For His Editing Of Poetry Anthologies, Paul B. Janeczko Studies Another Form Of Often-perplexing Writing In Top Secret: A Handbook Of Codes, Ciphers, And Secret Writing, Illus. By Jenna Lareau. Janeczko Discusses Numerous Codes That Have Been Used Throughout History, From Morse Code And Semaphore
Who reads Top Secret : a Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Paul B. Janeczko, Jenna LaReau
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780763629724
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Crafts & Hobbies, Children'S, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (110 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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