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THE SECRET LIFE OF CODES
HOW TO MAKE THEM AND BREAK THEM |
| By: |
Kjartan Poskitt, Ian Baker (Illus) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£5.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1407107151 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781407107158 |
| Publisher: |
SCHOLASTIC |
| Pub. date: |
4 January, 2010 |
| Edition: |
1st New edition |
| Series: |
Murderous Maths |
| Pages: |
160 |
| Description: |
The fun in codes lies in the making and the breaking, and in The Secret Life of Codes readers will learn the art of encoding and decoding, and even how to make their own Enigma machine. Using a host of hilarious characters, Kjartan Poskitt presents all the tricks, tips and shortcuts to maths they don't teach at school. |
| Synopsis: |
Using a host of hilarious characters, Kjartan Poskitt presents all the tricks, tips and shortcuts to maths they don't teach at school. Readers will learn how to encode and decode their own messages in as many ways as possible. Can you see this very last paragraph is coded? (Read all the fourth words). The book demonstrates other codes you've probably never really been aware of. Stop waiting therefore and go for it. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Scholastic |
| Returns: |
Returnable |