Books with author Diagram Group

Kids love secret codes, because it allows them to send special private messages to their friends and outwit adults. And this Super Little Giant™ offers dozens of intriguing and colorfully displayed choices, with an easy-to-follow explanation of each system, a history of its development, and illustrations that show just how the code works. Some of the codes are well-known, including Morse, with its dots and dashes. Others are more rare, such as an ancient transposition cipher where the sender writes the message on a paper wrapped around a tube or stick. And artistic types will really enjoy the “dancing men” cryptogram, which has 26 drawn figures in different positions corresponding to the letters of the alphabet.

An essential tool for both high school and college students, Animal Anatomy On File[trademark], New Edition contains all reshaped and redrawn artwork for improved clarity and presentation. Many species are illustrated with multiple plates depicting internal structures, external forms, skeletons, muscle systems, digestive systems, reproductive systems, circulatory systems, and more. In keeping with other On File[trademark] resources, this New Edition of Animal Anatomy On File[trademark] reflects major curricula and textbooks. It has been redesigned to be an even more effective multi-purpose tool, serving as a guide to the external and internal structure of animals, as a reference source of images for photocopying, and as a basis for discussion, reference, or testing. Among the new areas covered in this edition are: Classifications and Size Charts of each group; Acanthocephalans (thorny-headed worms); Larval forms; Chitons; Tusk shells; Ticks; Bryozoans (moss animals); Sea cucumbers; Features of lower chordates (table); Features of fish (table); Amphibian larvae; Neotenous amphibians; Features of birds (table); Feathers; Bills; Features of mammals; Apes.

83 card tricks appear: key card tricks, mathematical card tricks, tricks using arranged stacks of cards, sleight of hand, and tricks using two packs of cards, as well as special cards, props, and card novelties. And 66 magic tricks --with coins, silks and handkerchiefs, string and rope, paper, mind games, and mathematical tricks. Worth the price of the book for any beginner are the 30 pages of card handling methods. There's even a section on how to get the truly "magical" effects that will have your audience shaking their heads in disbelief and calling for more. 512 pages (all in 2-color), 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.