Inca Gold
Author(s): Kingfisher
After a routine visit to the market, a young Peruvian girl discovers a golden cob of corn amongst her shopping bags. She returns to the market stall, but the stall holder has disappeared...Symbols printed on the golden corn lead our narrator into a quest to find the mysterious stall holder and discover why various messages are being left for her, and what they mean. Each clue leads to another, in a different environment, and a variety of different code types need to be deciphered in order to unlock the hidden story left behind by the Incas. Code Quest is a brand-new narrative non-fiction series that challenges the reader to solve historical mysteries. Each title presents a unique, interactive story in which the reader learns about historical codes, pictograms and symbols by completing various code-breaking tasks. An interactive mystery story, where the clues are hidden in codes and symbols Highly atmospheric artworks and narrative text involve the reader as an historical detective Encourages problem-solving by providing many different levels of clues and information Fold-out panels help the reader to translate the symbols and solve the puzzles Specially-created code wheel, inside, allows children to create and decode secret messages
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Pan Macmillan
- : Kingfisher Books Ltd
- : 30 September 2011
- : 225mm X 250mm
- : 01 October 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Kingfisher
- : Hardback
- : 48