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The Kids' Book of Secret Codes, Signals, and Ciphers / E. A. Grant.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grant, E. A. (Eleanor A.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cryptography--Juvenile literature.
- Cryptography.
- Ciphers--Juvenile literature.
- Ciphers.
- Genre:
- Children's nonfiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 80 pages : illustrations ; 16 x 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, 1989.
- Contents:
- The Science of Secrets
- 1. Codes Everywhere. Your Own Secret Code Words and Code Books; Computer Codes
- 2. Ciphers. Transposition Ciphers; The Up-and-Down Cipher; The Winding Way Cipher; Key Word Columns; Substitution Ciphers; Number Ciphers; Shift Ciphers; The Pigpen Cipher; Using Braille as a Cipher; Random Substitution Ciphers; How to Crack a Cipher
- 3. Code Machines. The Telephone Code Machine; Make a Scytale; The Cipher Wheel
- 4. Signals and Sign Languages. Flag Codes; Semaphore; Signaling with Morse Code; Indian Sign Language; American Sign Language
- 5. Pictures Languages. Hieroglyphics; Hobo and Indian Languages
- 6. Hiding the Message. Invisible Inks; Watermarks; Red Filter Messages; Secret Grids; Messages within Messages; Newspaper Dots and Pinpricks; Pig Languages; The Secret Graph
- 7. Mind-Reading Tricks. A Verbal Code Trick; A Hand Signal Trick
- Riddles to Solve.
- Notes:
- "Cover design by Toby Schmidt. Interior design by Linda Jovinelly Franklin. Cover photographs by Will Brown. Photo of Eleanor A. Grant by Brian West."--Title page verso.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copy 1 has cipher wheel wanting.
- Running Press copy 1 is "3" printing.
- Running Press copy 2 has free cipher wheel.
- Running Press copy 2 is "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0894717812
- 9780894717819
- OCLC:
- 20294779
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