Code Making, Code Breaking (Paperback)

Richard Platt

ISBN 10: 0007336446 / ISBN 13: 9780007336449

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, London, 2011

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Paperback. Build your childs reading confidence at home with books at the right levelWhat are codes for and who uses them? How do you make a code, how do you break a code? If you think only spies and soldiers use codes, you're wrong! Find out how codes have been used throughout history, from Ancient Egypt through to the Cold War in this enthralling non-fiction book by award-winning author, Richard Platt.Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.Text type: A non-chronological reportThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. Build your childs reading confidence at home with books at the right level Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Code Making, Code Breaking (Paperback)
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007336446
• ISBN 13: 9780007336449
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelWhat are codes for and who uses them? How do you make a code, how do you break a code? If you think only spies and soldiers use codes, you''re wrong! Find out how codes have been used throughout history, from Ancient Egypt through to the Cold War in this enthralling non-fiction book by award-winning author, Richard Platt.Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.Text type: A non-chronological reportThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

About the Author

Richard Platt is the award-winning author of over 90 titles, fiction and non-fiction. He is an amateur expert on the sea, and especially on smuggling and piracy. He is also fascinated by social history and by the history of science and technology. Richard lives in rural Kent with his wife, a black cat and five chickens.