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Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Publication Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Learn coding basics in this kid-friendly, easy-to-follow book. It covers algorithms, loops, bugs, and fixes using real-world examples and fun illustrations. Online and offline activities also boost learning and skills."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Learn programming and computer basics in this kid-friendly, easy-to-follow book. It covers types of information, file sizes, and bits using real-world examples and fun illustrations. Online and offline activities also boost learning and skills."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
DK/Penguin Random House
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"More than 70 mind-blowing builds! Spark your imagination with Minecraft build ideas inspired by the world around you. Discover fascinating facts about real-world places and things - and build them yourself! Learn tips and tricks to become a better Minecraft builder. What will you build first?"--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
Description
When eighteen-year-old Blair's housing plans fall through and she unexpectedly ends up rooming with her brother's best friend Jamie during a summer coding program, she strikes a deal to keep their living arrangement secret in exchange for coding help, all while trying to ignore her growing crush.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Learn programming basics in this kid-friendly, easy-to-follow book. It covers computer languages, writing programs, bugs, and loops using real-world examples and fun illustrations. Online and offline activities also boost learning and skills."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Walter Foster Jr
Publication Date
[2015]
Language
English
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
PowerKids Press
Publication Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
"Simulations help people understand large, complex problems using smaller, simpler models. This book delves into the history and thinking behind simulations. Readers will learn about Georg Leopold von Reiswitz's development of a Kriegsspiel for military training, and other major developments. This volume also gives examples of ways that simulations can be useful, and discusses data sources. A concluding simple simulation will round out the learning...
Author
Series
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The key concepts of coding and computer science easily digested and summarized, with critical ideas clearly explained, doodles that illuminate tricky concepts, and quizzes to recap it all. Kids will explore the concepts of computer science, learn how websites are designed and created, and understand the fundamentals of coding with Scratch, Python, HTML, and CSS. Written by Grant Smith, a computer science education expert -- and vetted by an award-winning...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Publication Date
2019.
Language
English
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"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Paths & portals
Author
Series
Secret coders volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Publication Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Volume 2 in the mind-bending new series from Gene Luen Yang! 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...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Publication Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Looking forward to joining the new coding club at school so that she can develop her app idea, Lucy is disappointed by the lukewarm reception she receives from the club's other members, who work with her to decipher mysterious coding notes.
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From internationally bestselling author and journalist Andrew Smith, an immersive, alarming, sharp-eyed journey into the bizarre world of computer code, told through his sometimes painful, often amusing attempt to become a coder himself. Throughout history, technological revolutions have been driven by the invention of machines. But today, the power of the technology transforming our world lies in an intangible and impenetrable cosmos of software:...
Author
Series
Secret coders volume 3
Publisher
First Second
Publication Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Determined to learn the history of once-elite Stately Academy, Hopper, Eni, and Josh are challenged to outmaneuver Principal Dean, who demands that the team turn over their most powerful robot and threatening coding genius, Professor One-Zero.
Author
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Readers will learn how to code using Python, a popular and highly functional programming language. Readers will code short programs that perform mathematical computations, compare data, store variables, and even produce simple games"--Amazon.


