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Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
20 Games to Create with Scratch introduces key coding concepts through simple and practical tasks - from drawing shapes and giving instructions in code to building games and much more! Each chapter progresses in difficulty, yet instructions and explanations are always easy to understand.
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Books, London
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Enter Basher's colorful world of coding with Scratch. Meet some dynamic characters just itching to show you the basic concepts of programming, and to teach you how to make your very own apps. Coding from Scratch: Uses the latest version of Scratch 3.0. Introduces 20 activities with fun challenges to test your skill. Lets you build your first computer game.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A, Knopf
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Coding is about creativity, self-expression, and telling your story. It's solving problems and being curious, building things, making the world a better place, and creating a future. It's about you: whoever you are, wherever you're at, whatever you want.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Computer literacy is nothing short of imperative, and many educators are advocating for students to understand code and even to become coders themselves. This motivating volume doesn't just introduce different kinds of coding, it instills readers with an excitement for coding themselves. They'll learn about special languages and programs that make coding achievable at all levels of proficiency. They'll be introduced to professional coders and learn...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Grab your pens and pencils for this book packed with word games, mazes, quizzes and more that show how coding is a part of everything we see and do. You might even find inspiration for you next coding project!
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From acclaimed tech writer Clive Thompson, a brilliant and immersive anthropological reckoning with the most powerful tribe in the world today, computer programmers - where they come from, how they think, what makes for greatness in their world, and what should give us pause"--
Hello, world. Facebook's algorithms shaping the news. Self-driving cars roaming the streets. Revolution on Twitter and romance on Tinder. We live in a world constructed of...
Author
Publisher
No Starch Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A hands-on introduction to coding that teaches you how to program bots to do cool things in the game you love--Minecraft! This book takes the robotic "turtle" method, and extends it to the 3D, interactive world of Minecraft. In Coding with Minecraft®, you'll create a virtual robot army with Lua, a programming language used by professional game developers. Step-by-step coding projects will show you how to write programs that automatically dig mines,...
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Coding is all around us in the real world if you know where to look. This informative book shows young readers how machines such as scanners at the grocery store use coding, and how they connect to databases for inventory and for payment. Easy-to-follow text breaks down "IF, THEN" statements and other rules of coding that make things such as light sensors on street lights and 3-D printers work.
Author
Series
Publisher
Walter Foster Jr
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"From writing simple coding instructions using Scratch software, to learning the coding skills to create your own computer game and even design your own website, this book leads the way. By breaking this daunting subject down into the 10 "super skills" needed, young readers can get familiar with computer coding and build on their skills as they progress through the book."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
How do you explain coding in music to a baby? By showing how it's all around them, and how they can take part in it, of course! By using experiences common in a baby's world, like hearing a melody from a mobile or tapping on an electronic xylophone, this charming board book full of bright, colorful illustrations is the perfect introduction to coding in music for babies and their caregivers--and is sure to leave them wanting to learn more!
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The first Lego Mindstorms sets were released in the early 1990s. Since then, Lego's line of buildable, programmable robots has become a sensation with budding coders all over the world. More than just toy building blocks, Lego Mindstorms sets allow users to familiarize themselves with manipulating and customizing computer hardware and software. In this volume, readers will learn what it takes to be a Mindstorms builder and programmer! The manageable...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Did you know that computers are around us almost all the time? They're in cars, streetlights, and even the grocery store checkout! Learn all about the computers that help us every day and the computer code that makes them work. Then, using the link in this book, you can try out your new skills and design your own helpful machines!
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"There's something lurking beneath the surface of Stately Academy--literally. In a secret underground classroom, Hopper, Eni, and Josh discover that the campus was once home to the Bee School, an institute where teachers, students, and robots worked together to unravel the mysteries of coding. Hopper and her friends are eager to follow in this tradition and become top-rate coders. But why are Principal Dean and the rugby team suddenly so interested...
80) The emoji movie
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this world, each emoji has only one facial expression, except for Gene, who is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become normal, Gene enlists the help of his handy best friend Hi-5 and Jailbreak. Together, these unlikely heroes embark on an epic app-venture through the apps on the phone, each its own wild and fun world, to find the code that will fix Gene!