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Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers audiobook
- By: Gary Blackwood
- Narrator: George Guidall
- Category: Games & Activities, Juvenile Nonfiction, Puzzles
- Length: 3 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers Audiobook Summary
History’s amazing secrets and codes—and how to crack them yourself.
This fascinating look at history’s most mysterious messages is packed with puzzles to decode and ciphers that kids can use themselves. Here are the encrypted notes of Spartan warriors, the brilliant code-crackers of Elizabeth I, secret messages of the American Revolution, spy books of the Civil War, the famous Enigma Machine, and the Navajo code talkers. As computers change the way we communicate, codes today are more intriguing than ever.
From invisible ink to the CIA, this exciting trip through history is a hands-on, interactive experience—so get cracking!
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About the Author(s) of Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers
Gary Blackwood is the author of Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers
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Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers Full Details
| Narrator | George Guidall |
| Length | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Author | Gary Blackwood |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Release date | April 28, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9780593163917 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: kids books ages 9-12, non fiction books for kids age 9 12, books for kids age 9 12, books for 11 year old boys, books for boys age 9 12, chapter books for kids age 9-12, science books for kids, books for 12 year old boys, books for 10 year old boys, 5th grade books, engineering, inventions, nonfiction books for ages 9 12, books for 11 year old girls, science for kids, books for 12 year old girls, history books for kids age 9 12, puzzles, 5th grade reading books, invention, books for 13 year old girls, Juvenile Nonfiction, Games & Activities, Puzzles, Juvenile Nonfiction, Technology, Inventions, Juvenile Nonfiction, History, Modern The BISAC Subject Code is Games & Activities, Juvenile Nonfiction, Puzzles
Additional info
The publisher of the Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Listening Library. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9780593163917.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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