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Samuel F.B. Morse, artist-inventor / by Latham, Jean Lee.(CARDINAL)151229; Polseno, Jo,illustrator.(CARDINAL)720180;
A brief biography of the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code, who planned from early childhood to be a painter of great historical pictures but first won recognition as a portrait painter.
Subjects: Biographies.; Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872; Painters; Inventors; Artists; Inventors; Inventors;

The Cricket winter / by Holman, Felice.(CARDINAL)712914; Thomas, Robyn,1957-(CARDINAL)662144;
A little boy exchanges Morse code messages with the cricket that lives in his house and together they trap the rat that has been plaguing the boy's father and the cricket's friends.710LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Crickets; Fantasy;

American tall-tale animals / by Stoutenburg, Adrien.(CARDINAL)510321; Rounds, Glen,1906-2002,illustrator.(CARDINAL)141315; Rounds, Glen,1906-2002.(CARDINAL)141315;
A collection of American tall tales about such animals as a rattlesnake that knew Morse code, mosquitoes as big as police dogs, and birds that flew backward, not to mention the Squonks, Whifflepooffles, and Gillygaloos.
Subjects: Fiction.; Animals; Animals; Animals; Animals; Folklore;

Top secret : a handbook of codes, ciphers, and secret writing / by Janeczko, Paul B.; LaReau, Jenna,illustrator.;
Nonsecret codes -- Secret codes -- Book code -- Dictionary code -- Codetalking -- Pig Latin -- Turkish Irish -- Caesar cipher -- St. Cyr slide -- Keyboard cipher -- Morse code -- Semaphore -- Pigpen cipher -- Rosicrucian cipher -- Date shift cipher -- Greek square cipher -- Greek skytale -- Rail fence cipher -- Route transposition cipher -- Codebreaking -- Early concealment techniques -- Null cipher -- Cardano grille -- Word grille -- Space code -- Playing card code -- Dot cipher -- Line cipher -- Zigzag cipher -- Invisible inks.Presents history, trivia, and code-breaking tales in a guide book to the world of secret writing that includes examples of a variety of codes and ciphers.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Cryptography; Ciphers;

Make it work! by Baker, Wendy,1961-(CARDINAL)424212; Haslam, Andrew.(CARDINAL)371286; Parsons, Alexandra.(CARDINAL)317315; Barnes, Jon.(CARDINAL)771959;
Being a scientist -- Static electricity -- Simple circuits -- Batteries -- Lighthouse -- Complex circuits -- Light bulbs -- Circuit game -- Switches -- Morse code -- Circuit quiz -- Magnetism -- Magnetic power -- Magnetic boats -- Magnetic earth -- Magnetic fields -- Electromagnetism -- Making a motor -- Working motor -- Electric train -- Boosting power -- Glossary -- Index.
Subjects: Electricity; Magnetism; Electricity; 1. Electricity. I. Haslam, Andrew. II. Parsons, Alexandra.;

General class : FCC license preparation for element 3 general class theory / by West, Gordon,author.(CARDINAL)744828; Nichols, Eric,editor.;
Preface -- About this book -- Chapter 1. General class privileges -- Chapter 2. A little ham history -- Chapter 3. Getting ready for the exam -- Element 3 Question pool -- Chapter 4. Taking the general class exam -- Chapter 5. Gordo's guide to learning Morse code -- Appendix -- Glossary -- IndexGeneral Class--Your Ticket to Worldwide Communications! Move up to the world wide ham bands! General Class contains everything you need to upgrade to the high-frequency amateur radio license. The General Class license is your ticket to worldwide voice communications, as well as all other forms of ham radio emissions, including data, RTTY, CW, and slow-scan TV. With a General Class license you can talk around the world on DX-rich 10-, 12-, 15-, 17- 20-, 30-, 40-, 60-, 75/80-, and 160-meter amateur radio bands!
Subjects: Study guides.; Examinations.; Radio; Radio operators; Radio operators;

Great Civil War projects : you can build yourself / by Anderson, Maxine.(CARDINAL)425199;
Includes bibliographical references and index.On the battlefield. Bands and music -- Photography -- Flags of the civil war -- Ironclad ships -- Lean-to shelter -- Steamboats and hospital ships -- Periscopes -- Soldiers' food -- Telegraphs and morse code -- Signal flags -- Uniforms -- On the homefront. Berry ink and homemade paper -- Civil war quilts -- Civil war dolls -- Civilian food -- Civil war fashion -- Popular music -- Underground railroad.Explores the history and inventions of the Civil War by providing building projects and activities.009-012.1060LIG1060LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Handicraft;

The book that proves time travel happens / by Clark, Henry,1952-author.(CARDINAL)402003; Fan, Terry,illustrator.(CARDINAL)353404; Fan, Eric,illustrator.(CARDINAL)353405;
Twelve-year-olds Ambrose, Tom, and Frankie are transported to the boys' hometown of Freedom Falls, Ohio, in 1852 when Frankie blows her Romani family's magical trombone, and to return home they'll have to use both Morse code and the ancient form of divination known as the I-ching.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Cryptologic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Time travel; Divination; African Americans; Chinese Americans; Romanies;

Making contact! : marconi goes wireless / by Kulling, Monica.(CARDINAL)370589;
"Guglielmo Marconi loved science and invention. Born to a wealthy family in Bologna, Italy, in 1874, he grew up surrounded by the books in his father's library. As a boy, he was captivated by Benjamin Franklin, radio waves, and Morse code--the language of the telegraph. It was not long before he learned how to tap messages on the telegraph machine."Accelerated Reader AR

A dangerous legacy / by Camden, Elizabeth,1965-author.(CARDINAL)340446;
Telegraph operator Lucy Drake is a master of Morse code, but the presence of Sir Colin Beckwith at a rival news agency puts her livelihood at risk. When Colins reputation is jeopardized, Lucy agrees to help in exchange for his assistance in recovering her familys stolen fortune. However, the web of treachery theyre diving into is more dangerous than they know.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Christian fiction.; Associated Press; Reuters Limited; Telegraphers;

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