Jon Woodcock

"If you like playing computer games, why not create your own? This book has all you need to build thrilling racing challenges, crazy platform games, and fiendish puzzles, "--page [4] of cover. Coding computer programs is one of the most valuable skills for anyone to have. Written for children with little to no coding experience, Coding Games with Scratch guides children through building platform games, puzzles, racers, and 3-D action games. Schools...

Follow the simple steps to become an expert coder, using the popular programming language Scratch™ 3.0. This updated edition is the first to be tablet-computer friendly, making it even easier to get coding.

Designed for novice coders, this workbook will walk kids through programming and Scratch using comprehensive lessons and Minecraft-style illustrations.

Offers a collection of coding projects for the Scratch programming language suitable for beginners or those with a bit more experience, with step-by-step guidance as well as advice for creating and customizing new projects.

This unique guide is full of fun exercises and helpful tips that will help children learn all aspects of coding. Step-by-step explanations make the complex art of programming clear, teaching the basics of JavaScript, Python, and C++. Eventually building to more advanced projects, Help Your Kids with Computer Coding will have children and parents alike creating their own games, apps, 3-D models, animations, and websites in no time.

A fun, practical introduction to coding your own projects in Scratch, the free online coding platform.

Using pop-ups, pull-outs, and flaps, illustrates such key concepts of science as force and motion, light and color, elements and matter, and magnets and electricity.

A general pictorial reference guide covers topics arranged into such categories as nature, human body, science and technology, space, history, and art and culture.