Description

A guide for kids who want to learn coding

Coding is quickly becoming an essential academic skill, right up there with reading, writing, and arithmetic. This book is an ideal way for young learners ages 8-13 who want more coding knowledge than you can learn in an hour, a day, or a week.

Written by a classroom instructor with over a decade of experience teaching technology skills to kids as young as five, this book teaches the steps and logic needed to write code, solve problems, and create fun games and animations using projects based in Scratch and JavaScript. This 2^nd Edition is fully updated to no longer require any limited-time software downloads to complete the projects.

Learn the unique logic behind writing computer code
Use simple coding tools ideal for teaching kids and beginners
Build games and animations you can show off to friends
Add motion and interactivity to your projects

Whether you're a kid ready to make fun things using technology or a parent, teacher, or mentor looking to introduce coding in an eager child's life, this fun book makes getting started with coding fun and easy!