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Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The secret to success? Know all the secrets! Learn how to escape tricycle-riding assassins. Find out why you can trust women more than men. Discover how squirrels can deliver top-secret messages. Learn the keys to tricking enemy agents. Create a disguise that renders you invisible in a crowd of two.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"A hands-on guide to introduce kids to the fascinating world of secret codes and ciphers, CODE CRACKING FOR KIDS explores many aspects of cryptology, including famous people who used and invented codes and ciphers, such as Julius Caesar and Thomas Jefferson; codes used during wars, including the Enigma machine, whose cracking helped the Allies gather critical information on German intelligence in World War II; and work currently being done by the...
9) Ultimate spy
Author
Language
English
Description
Take a look inside the covert world of espionage - its history, the hi-tech spy gadgets and aspects of spycraft from surveillance to assassination. DK's Ultimate Spy is filled with stunning, specially commissioned photographs that show details of equipment including spycams, bugs, weapons and drone aircraft. From the earliest intrigues at royal courts through the covert operations of the CIA and KGB during the Cold War to the revelations from Wikileaks...
Author
Publisher
Lark Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Agent O, the world's most top-secret agent, will show you how to stop a criminal from putting evil plans into action. You'll write wax pencil messages, intruder-proof your room, wear a night-stalking outfit, create the perfect hiding places, and more--to save the world."--Cover [p. 4].
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Gives readers a thrilling, behind-the-scenes look into how Revolutionary War spies gathered information to help achieve American independence. Learn about the tools that daring spies used during this conflict, and how spies such as James Armistead and Anna Smith Strong risked their lives for the causes they believed in. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
An official handbook for kids who dream of one day becoming a spy or working in the intelligence field. Have you ever wondered what spies really do: What kind of training is involved? Do you have to go to a special school or take a polygraph test? How do you live your 'cover'? How does your work life affect your relationships with your friends and family? Is there danger involved? This fun, fact-filled book answers all these questions and more while...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Gives readers a thrilling, behind-the-scenes look into how World War II spies gathered information for the Allied and Axis powers. Learn about the tools that daring spies used during this conflict, and how spies such as Josephine Baker and Juan Pujol risked their lives to defeat Nazi Germany. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, and an index. Throughout history,...
16) George Washington, spymaster: how the Americans outspied the British and won the Revolutionary War
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Language
English
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Description
A biography of Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States, George Washington, focusing on his use of spies to gather intelligence that helped the colonies win the war.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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Description
As British spy Agent K traverses the globe on an undercover mission to expose a deadly criminal organization, he records his secret techniques in a manual for new recruits, in a title which includes a magnifying jewel on the front cover and a codex on the inside back cover for creating and deciphering codes.
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