The Everything Kids' Scratch Coding Book
Learn to Code and Create Your Own Cool Games!
Published on 27. December 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-5072-0797-0 (ISBN)
Description
Teach kids the concepts of coding in easy-to-understand language and help them develop games of their own with The Everything Kids' Scratch Coding Book!
Understanding computer science is becoming a necessity in the modern age. As our world shifts towards becoming increasingly more technical and automated, the ability to code and understand computers has become one of the most valuable skills any child can have on the road to a successful life. More and more schools are recognizing this importance and have started to implement computer science and coding as core elements in their curriculums, right alongside math and history.
The Everything Kids' Scratch Coding Book helps children get a head start on this new essential skill, with Scratch coding-a language designed by MIT specifically to help a younger audience learn to code. In no time, children will learn basic coding concepts, build fun games, and get a competitive edge on their classmates. This book encourages children to think analytically and problem-solve, while helping them develop an essential skill that will last them a lifetime.
Understanding computer science is becoming a necessity in the modern age. As our world shifts towards becoming increasingly more technical and automated, the ability to code and understand computers has become one of the most valuable skills any child can have on the road to a successful life. More and more schools are recognizing this importance and have started to implement computer science and coding as core elements in their curriculums, right alongside math and history.
The Everything Kids' Scratch Coding Book helps children get a head start on this new essential skill, with Scratch coding-a language designed by MIT specifically to help a younger audience learn to code. In no time, children will learn basic coding concepts, build fun games, and get a competitive edge on their classmates. This book encourages children to think analytically and problem-solve, while helping them develop an essential skill that will last them a lifetime.
Reviews / Votes
"Comprehensive, yet easy for children to follow." * Parents In Touch *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Holbrook
United States
Publishing group
Adams Media Corporation
Target group
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
4-color
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 207 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
573 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5072-0797-0 (9781507207970)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
12/2018
1st Edition
Everything
€3.95
Available for download
Person
Jason Rukman is the CEO and cofounder of Ucodemy, a Scratch education dashboard for elementary and middle-grade teachers. Ucodemy provides unique instructional videos and courses to be used as part of a computer science curriculum. He is responsible for the development and marketing of iTCH, a hybrid version of the Scratch program with ready-to-go coding lessons within the Scratch interface. Through Ucodemy and iTCH, Jason has provided lessons to more than 150,000 students.