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Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing
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4.3 out of 5
Based on 56 Ratings and 26 Reviews

Book Description
Pssst! Inside these TOP SECRET files is everything sneaky young agents need to know about making-and breaking-their own secret codes.

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 a substitution cipher caused Mary Queen of Scots to lose her head? Don't look now, but packed into this practical field guide ... More
Book Information
PublisherCandlewick Press
BindingHardcover (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages144
ISBN-100763609714
ISBN-13978-0763609719
Publication Date04/12/2004
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About Paul B. Janeczko (Author) : Paul B. Janeczko is a published author, compiler, and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Paul B. Janeczko include Worlds Afire, Hey, You!: Poems to S... more
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About Jenna Lareau (Illustrator) : Jenna Lareau is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Jenna Lareau include Rocko and Spanky Have Company (Rocko and Spanky), Top Secret: A Handboo... more
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