Kids Get Coding: Algorithms & Bugs

Kids Get Coding #1

by Heather Lyons, Elizabeth Tweedale, Alex Westgate (Illustrator)

This book will help budding young programmers explore two fundamental elements of computer algorithms, and what happens when they're full of bugs! Learn how to write algorithms that direct computers to search, sort and make decisions, then hop online to try out your new skills on the companion website. Let's get coding! Kids Get Coding is a fantastic, hands-on resource for anyone looking to get started with coding. The four books cover key areas of the KS1 computing curriculum with simple text. Each title contains practical on- and off-line activities that are easy to follow and fun to try on your own or with friends. Guiding young coders through each title is Data Duck - a computer-programming mastermind here to help with hints and tips! The Kids Get Coding series is written by Heather Lyons and Elizabeth Tweedale of blue{shift} - a company dedicated to teaching children to become active creators of technology.

Genres: Nonfiction, Programming, Stem, Middle Grade, Coding, Childrens

24 pages, Hardcover

Published March 24, 2016

Reviews

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent series! I would recommend this series in particular to people (adults through children) who just want to know a bit about coding. This is a superb introduction to the subject in 24 pages. I appreciate that there is a glossary. The book has both exercises within the pages and further information and exercises are available online.

There is one mistake in the book where it asks readers to find 5 computers on the page. There are only four. The fifth computer is on the opposing page, but that is not what the book asked. In a book that emphasizes precision in writing instructions, that's a rather funny mistake.

[Shauna Yusko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good intro.

[Vannessa Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kids Get Coding, Coding, Bugs and Fixes was written for children but is a book for everyone. It is the first book everyone should read before buying their first computer. In easy to understand language and examples, we learn about what an Algorithm is and how it works. We learn what a sequence is in relation to an algorithm.

Kids Get Coding, Coding, Bugs and Fixes is a book to re-read over and over again. The illustrations were a great help in showing how algorithms work.

[مريم المنسي · Rating 4 out of 5]

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