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Help Your Kids with Computer Coding Paperback – May 19, 2014

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Take your kids from browsing to building the web with the latest in DK's award-winning Help Your Kids series: Help Your Kids With Computer Coding. Computer programming is one of the fastest-growing industries and highest paid college degrees, and learning to code promotes a way of thinking helpful for every budding brain. Yet 9 out of 10 schools don't even offer computer science classes to students, according to code.org. Help correct this disparity by introducing your kids to the world of computer programming early, with a fun and approachable method. This book begins by introducing the essential concepts of programming with simple instructions, and without specialized computer lingo. Fun projects throughout let kids start putting their computer skills into practice and build their own code using Scratch programming and Python, the two most popular languages. Also included are profiles on coding stars and insights in technology such as the Raspberry Pi mini computer. In typical DK fashion, colorful graphics and step-by-step instructions assist readers in starting to think like their computers.

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12 years and up
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224 pages
Language

English
Dimensions

6.93 x 0.63 x 9.2 inches
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DK
Publication date

May 19, 2014
ISBN-10

146541956X
ISBN-13

978-1465419569
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"[T]he instruction is so well thought out and presented that, even without parents watching over their shoulders, kids should be able to teach themselves both of the languages without much trouble." – GeekDad.com

"Help Your Kids With Computer Coding was just the thing I needed to give my daughter a jump start on programming a game." – GeekDad.com

"…[T]his is not your typical, boring programming text. The book is colorful, playful and engaging, using a combination of words and pictures to explain complex programming topics." – SheKnows.com

About the Author

DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world leading illustrated reference publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann. DK publishes highly visual, photographic non-fiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 100 countries and over 60 languages, with offices in the UK, India, US, Germany, China, Canada, Spain and Australia.

DK's aim is to inspire, educate and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivaled clarity to a wide range of topics, with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.

Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery and parenting.

DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the best-selling LEGO® books.

DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series.

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Product details

Publisher : DK (May 19, 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 146541956X
ISBN-13 : 978-1465419569
Reading age : 12 years and up
Item Weight : 1.5 pounds
Dimensions : 6.93 x 0.63 x 9.2 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #775,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #28 in Teen & Young Adult Computer Programming
- #208 in Children's Programming Books
- #619 in Teen & Young Adult Social Science Books

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Sharon J

This Book is Fantastic

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2020

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I'm very pleased with this book. I am 57 yo and am learning programming for fun. I have been working through this book and I came upon a Udemy class for Python. The class didn't explain how to get going in Python if you are on a Mac very well. I was going to have to quit the class when I remembered this book. It walked me through my dilemma step by step and got me up an running in no time. The first part of the book that walks you through programming with Scratch is super fun and I would think kids would really enjoy that...I know I did! This is a really good book for introducing beginners to programming/coding. I like this book line so well I bought some more of their books--one on Math and I might get their anatomy book too. An excellent resource, well written and colorful.

3 people found this helpful

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INCOMPLETE and missing major chunks of info

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2020

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This is supposed to be a book on coding projects for Python and Scratch including on an android phone.

1. NO installation instructions whatsoever, just a paragraph saying install it.
2. No installation files for Python on Android at python dot org either.
3. Coding errors throughout the book, so much that I just stopped following along.
4. Most of the little programs didn't work on Python on Windows either.
5. After the first two or three programs they become a LOT harder.
6. Steep learning curve after the first 10 pages.
7. Some of the images were almost unreadable.

4 people found this helpful

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TJR

Better than computing for dummies!

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2019

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I bought this as an additional resource to learn binary code and python. It helped a lot! More so than the “dummies” books!

4 people found this helpful

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Rafael

You can't "zoom in" on Kindle for mac. Makes it very hard to read.

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2017

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How am I supposed to read this book on my Kindle if I can't zoom in? Allow us to zoom in on the Kindle app for mac, Amazon. Step it up.

9 people found this helpful

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M_Reviewer

Unlocking a new world

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2017

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I used this to teach a local coding club class. The pictures and directions are perfect for people that consider themselves newbies to the world of coding. After reading this I felt one notch above a newbie, but also felt like it unlocked a new world to me. Using Scratch and getting involved with the communities has helped me become even more proficient at using coding in a classroom setting.

4 people found this helpful

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Tashi

Love it

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2020

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Mother and daughter both interested in learning

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O. P.

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2019

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Ok. You won’t earn a CS degree. Python one is better in the same series.

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Jene E. Simmons

Good book for kids; could even be good for adults.

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2014

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It's a very clear, concise book written like a textbook. I could see this being helpful to adults wanting to learn to code; trying to jump in to something like, say, JavaScript as a first language would be foolish, while Scratch teaches a person the basics of coding in a drag-and-drop environment. If you know someone with a passing interest in computers but who thinks computers just do random things to spite them, this could be helpful as well.

13 people found this helpful

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gary bowers

As described

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2019

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Easy for my son

kitty67

Its a must!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2015

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I brought this book for our daughter, whom is home educated. She loves this book and it is easy to follow and explained well

B J Ramsay

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2015

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This book is so easy to follow

Raph

My 8 yr old students can easily pick up this book in class and understand the ...

Reviewed in Canada on July 14, 2015

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Well designed! My 8 yr old students can easily pick up this book in class and understand the information presented to them. Whoever illustrated this book, did not cut any corners. Explains really well scratch and introduces some concepts for python.

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Wayne Charski

Great book for 7 and up.

Reviewed in Canada on May 21, 2019

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Grandson loved this book and was excited to get started. Some help needed to clarify some points.

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