Readerful Books for Sharing: Year 4/Primary 5: Codemakers, Codebreakers

Puzzles, secret ciphers, hidden messages: discover the world of codes!

Unlock the world of codes and ciphers in this striking Book for Sharing. Meet the codemakers and codebreakers who created and cracked history's most fascinating codes. Readerful is designed to motivate children to read more. This Book for Sharing is for a teacher to read aloud to pupils in Y4/P5.Codes have been used by spies, queens, mathematicians, generals, archaeologists - and you! This stylishly illustrated non-fiction book introduces the key concepts and figures in codemaking and codebreaking, from Caesar shifts to the Enigma machine. Discover snapshots of history, and learn simple codes! This book is a Readerful Book for Sharing. It is for an adult to read aloud to children aged 8 to 9. Readerful is a reading library specially designed to motivate children to read more. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books for children from 4 to 11 years, including: Books for Sharing: picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessions Independent Library: fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independently Rise: fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently. How Readerful works: - Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. - Then encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful's Independent Library or from Rise. You'll find links between the books' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.