For a few years, British intelligence was able to read secret Soviet messages, including the ones coming in and out of the Soviet trading company ARCOS, which, the MI6 suspected, was a place where ...

Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret WritingBy Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Jenna LaReauCandlewick, $16.99Ages 10-14 yearsDeclaration of truth in reviewing: I have never wanted ...

Known for his editing of poetry anthologies, Paul B. Janeczko studies another form of often-perplexing writing in Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing, illus. by Jenna ...

Find easy instructions to help your child put together a super secret cipher wheel. Created in partnership with the Science Museum Group, you can try this at home with items lying around you house.

Secret Codes and Ciphers. January is Secret Code and Cipher Month –Learn about the code of the week, make your own set of decoder tools to keep, then encode and decipher messages.

There is a certain age at which all kids enjoy using codes and ciphers to relay “secret” information.