Publisher's Synopsis
Written for young kids from late elementary school age to early high school, this book briefly explores secret codes and cyphers. It focuses primarily on the dancing men cypher invented by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in his Sherlock Holmes story, Adventure of the Dancing Men. Kids who read this book will learn a little bit about the origin of some well known codes and cyphers, the origin of the dancing men cypher, how to use and decode the dancing men cypher. the book also provides references to other materials if a young reader should wish to explore the world of secret messages more.
