Computer Coding for Kids: A unique step-by-step visual guide, from binary code to building games
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- Create Date：2021-05-29 07:51:49
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Carol Vorderman
- ISBN：0241317738
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Summary
Don't just play computer games - help children build them with your own home computer！
Calling all coders， this is a straightforward， visual guide to helping kids understand the basics of computer coding using Scratch and Python coding languages。 Essential coding concepts like scripts， variables， and strings are explained using build-along projects and games。
Kids can create online games to play like Monkey Mayhem and Bubble Blaster， draw mazes and shapes， build animations， and more using the step-by-step examples to follow and customize。 Seven projects let kids （and their parents） practice the skills as they are learning in each section of the book。 Kids get instant results， even when completely new to coding。
Packed with visual examples， expert tips， a glossary of key terms， and extras such as profiles of famous coders， Help Your Kids with Computer Coding lays a hands-on foundation for computer programming， so adults and kids can learn together。
Supporting STEM education initiatives， computer coding teaches kids how to think creatively， work collaboratively， and reason systematically， and is quickly becoming a necessary and sought-after skill。 DK's computer coding books are full of fun exercises with step-by-step guidance， making them the perfect introductory tools for building vital skills in computer programming。
User note: At home， all you need is a desktop or laptop with Adobe 10。2 or later， and an internet connection to download Scratch 2。0 and Python 3。 Coding with Scratch can be done without download on https: //scratch。mit。edu。
Series Overview: DK's bestselling Help Your Kids With series contains crystal-clear visual breakdowns of important subjects。 Simple graphics and jargon-free text are key to making this series a user-friendly resource for frustrated parents who want to help their children get the most out of school。
Calling all coders， this is a straightforward， visual guide to helping kids understand the basics of computer coding using Scratch and Python coding languages。 Essential coding concepts like scripts， variables， and strings are explained using build-along projects and games。
Kids can create online games to play like Monkey Mayhem and Bubble Blaster， draw mazes and shapes， build animations， and more using the step-by-step examples to follow and customize。 Seven projects let kids （and their parents） practice the skills as they are learning in each section of the book。 Kids get instant results， even when completely new to coding。
Packed with visual examples， expert tips， a glossary of key terms， and extras such as profiles of famous coders， Help Your Kids with Computer Coding lays a hands-on foundation for computer programming， so adults and kids can learn together。
Supporting STEM education initiatives， computer coding teaches kids how to think creatively， work collaboratively， and reason systematically， and is quickly becoming a necessary and sought-after skill。 DK's computer coding books are full of fun exercises with step-by-step guidance， making them the perfect introductory tools for building vital skills in computer programming。
User note: At home， all you need is a desktop or laptop with Adobe 10。2 or later， and an internet connection to download Scratch 2。0 and Python 3。 Coding with Scratch can be done without download on https: //scratch。mit。edu。
Series Overview: DK's bestselling Help Your Kids With series contains crystal-clear visual breakdowns of important subjects。 Simple graphics and jargon-free text are key to making this series a user-friendly resource for frustrated parents who want to help their children get the most out of school。
Reviews
Amy Seraphina
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This book is outdated from 2016， but it was cheap and a good introduction to coding。 Scratch has updated a lot since this book was published， but the python programming still works for the most part。 The frustrating thing was the big project game at the end - errors come up and lots of other people on forums have come up with errors as well and had trouble fixing it， but I'll move on and challenge myself further as I am intrigued with this whole coding thing now。 This book is outdated from 2016， but it was cheap and a good introduction to coding。 Scratch has updated a lot since this book was published， but the python programming still works for the most part。 The frustrating thing was the big project game at the end - errors come up and lots of other people on forums have come up with errors as well and had trouble fixing it， but I'll move on and challenge myself further as I am intrigued with this whole coding thing now。 。。。more
Hugo Demets
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Dit is een goed boek voor wie wil beginnen met programmeren: kinderen én volwassenen。 Het boek leert je de besis van twee programmeertalen: Scratch， dat speciaal voor kinderen is ontwikkeld， en Python， een zeer leesbare taal die veel gebruikt wordt， tot bij de grote multinationals toe， zoals Google en Netflix。 Dit boek gaat stap voor stap maar pakt het minder kinderachtig aan dan het boek: Leren programmeren met Scratch， dat ik enkele weken geleden las。 De aanpak van dit boek is wel wat bijzonde Dit is een goed boek voor wie wil beginnen met programmeren: kinderen én volwassenen。 Het boek leert je de besis van twee programmeertalen: Scratch， dat speciaal voor kinderen is ontwikkeld， en Python， een zeer leesbare taal die veel gebruikt wordt， tot bij de grote multinationals toe， zoals Google en Netflix。 Dit boek gaat stap voor stap maar pakt het minder kinderachtig aan dan het boek: Leren programmeren met Scratch， dat ik enkele weken geleden las。 De aanpak van dit boek is wel wat bijzonder: In inleidende hoofdstukken wordt veel informatie gegeven， zodat je er wat overdonderd van wordt， maar in de daaropvolgende hoofdstukjes wordt dan stapsgewijs uitgelegd wat men bedoelt。Dit is een heel leuk boek om te leren programmeren。 Zelfs als je later niks met computers wil doen， kan het belang van kunnen programmeren moeilijk onderschat worden: Je leert ermee logisch nadenken en bij grote problemen leer je die op te splitsen in zeer kleine deelprobleempjes， die veel gemakkelijker op te lossen zijn。Zowel de module om te programmeren in Scratch als de module voor Python zijn gratis te downloaden op het internet。Naast de lessen programmeren， is er ook een deel over hoe computers zijn opgebouwd， lees je over een bekende computerwetenschappers， en leer je heel wat andere leuke weetjes。Ik werkte jaren in de ICT （als analist， niet als programmeur）， en ik heb van dit boek ook nog veel opgestoken。 。。。more
Lisa
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Talks about coding basics （think like a coder） before introducing Scratch and Python， simple introductory methods of coding。 This book also includes step-by-step guides to games to code in Scratch and Python， including a section breaking down the code in case you want to tweak it or understand it more。 In addition， following the Ghost game code， there's a side-by-side comparison of the Python and the Scratch versions and some simple commands in each， so you can see similarities and differences。 Talks about coding basics （think like a coder） before introducing Scratch and Python， simple introductory methods of coding。 This book also includes step-by-step guides to games to code in Scratch and Python， including a section breaking down the code in case you want to tweak it or understand it more。 In addition， following the Ghost game code， there's a side-by-side comparison of the Python and the Scratch versions and some simple commands in each， so you can see similarities and differences。 Other topics include: loops， functions， variables， maths， debugging， libraries， and more。All in all， a nice introductory book for coding for kids。//misspelled University in Vorderman's bio （"Univerisity of Cambridge） 。。。more
Jerry Doughan
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