Bletchley Park Puzzles and Brainteasers - Could YOU be a top secret codebreaker? (Children's Edition)

BECOME A TOP-LEVEL SECRET CODEBREAKER! Welcome to Bletchley Park, once the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers. Here, some of the greatest minds helped crack near-impossible codes and ciphers. You can join them . . . Flex your mental agility, crack cryptic crosswords, figure out mind-bending riddles, test yourself with word and number puzzles, and see if you can make it into the history books as a Bletchley Park codebreaker. Along the way, you''ll learn all about the role of Bletchley Park and the rich history of codebreaking - from the Romans and Greeks, to Mary Queen of Scots and twentieth-century spy technology. You will meet incredible individuals, including university graduates, chess champions, poets and musicians who worked at Bletchley Park. And you will discover all about their top-secret work - including outsmarting the Enigma! With well over 80 puzzles, this is the perfect gift book for curious kids. So grab your family and friends - and get puzzling!

About the author

Sinclair McKay is a bestelling author and social historian. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Bletchley Park Brainteasers as well as the bestselling Secret Life of Bletchley Park. He has authored many other books including The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book, The Tower of London Puzzle Book and Secret Britain. He writes for the Spectator and the Telegraph and spends much of his life eyebrow-deep in dusty archives! He lives in east London.

Product details

• Authors: Sinclair McKay, McKay Sinclair
• Publisher: Wren & Rook
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.10.2024
• EAN: 9781526367167
• ISBN: 978-1-5263-6716-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 232 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars, General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Computers / Coding & Programming