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The Secret Life Of Codes

by Kjartan Poskitt
The Secret Life Of Codes - Thryft
The Secret Life Of Codes - Thryft

Discover secret codes and learn maths playfully

Recommendation: The Secret Life of Codes is an entertaining and informative book that teaches readers how to encode and decode messages. Using funny characters, Kjartan Poskitt simplifies and explains math concepts that are not usually taught in school. Readers will be able to learn about various codes through an enjoyable experience.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Secret Life Of Codes

by Kjartan Poskitt
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ISBN: 9781407107158
Authors: Kjartan Poskitt
Publisher: Scholastic
Date of Publication: 2010-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science
Related Topics: Education, Mathematics
Goodreads rating: 4.27
(rated by 100 readers)

Description

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.
 

Discover secret codes and learn maths playfully

Recommendation: The Secret Life of Codes is an entertaining and informative book that teaches readers how to encode and decode messages. Using funny characters, Kjartan Poskitt simplifies and explains math concepts that are not usually taught in school. Readers will be able to learn about various codes through an enjoyable experience.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.