2003 BSA Scouting Book Codemaster #1 Marvin Miller Scholastic Learn to Code
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BSA Scouting Book Codemaster #1 Marvin Miller Scholastic Learn to Code
The front and rear covers are scarred and have some rips along the binding. 4 pages have corner folds, 1 page has 3 small (1/4”) rips along the edge.
How to Write and Decode Top-Secret Messages
The Codemaster #1 is a Boy Scouts of America book as featured in Boy’s Life Magazine.
From the rear of the book:
Become a Codemaster
Learn the pinhole code,
The Inside-Out Code,
The Mixed-Up Math Code,
The pigpen Code,
And more.
Introduction
Would you like to send your best friend a message without anyone else knowing what it says? If you think it would be fun, then close the door, pull down the shades, and discover the secret world of codes!
Codes have lots of different uses. You can use them to pass notes in school or write down your innermost feelings in a diary. They all are kept perfectly safe from a nosy little brother or a tattletale big sister.
If you and your friends have a club, codes are a neat way to exchange messages and passwords. They are sure to outfox even the brainiest spy.
You will learn how to make a real code machine. A version of it actually was used during the American Civil War (1861—1865). You can use it to send secret messages.
Coded writing has been used for thousands of years. Generals planning surprise attacks used it. Spies, secret agents, and smugglers all used it. Famous people used it. Even Franklin Delano Roosevelt, before he became president, wrote his secret diaries in code.
Most of the time when people talk about codes they really mean ciphers. Ciphers are a special kind of secret writing in which the words and letters have been shuffled, twisted, or disguised in all sorts of ways. In this book, the word code is used to mean cipher.
Before you turn the page, here is a word of warning. Be sure to hide this code book in a very safe place. Only you and your special friends should know its secrets. After all, you wouldn’t want a curious spy snoop to discover it!
Are you ready? Then turn the page and begin. I happy coding!
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
The Pinhole Code 3
The Undercover Postcard 6
The Wheel Code 7
The Playing Card Code 12
The Navajo Code 17
The Inside-Out Code 18
The Spike Code 22
Secret in Your Shoe 27
The Pigpen Code 28
The Ruler Code 34
The Spaced-Out Message 39
The Keyboard Code 40
The Crossword Puzzle Code 44
The Ice-Cream Bar Code 49
Tricking a Brainy Spy 52
The Mixed-up Math Code 53
The Compass Code 56
The Shadow Code 61
The Sneaky Butterfly 65
The Date Code 66
The book measures approximately: 7-9/16 X 5-1/4 X 3/16 inches (19.2 X 13.3 X .5 cm) and weighs 2 ounces (60 gr). Shipping weight will be 90 gr. There is no writing or marking in the book.
ISBN: 0-439-62717-6
UPC: 9 780439 627177
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| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 166139917 |
| Start Time | Thu 01 May 2025 20:32:20 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Sat 31 May 2025 20:32:20 (EDT) |
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