Programmeren voor kinderen, Projects

by Jon Woodcock, Carol Vorderman (introduction), Ronald Schrijber (translator)

Maak met Scratch (gratis te downloaden) o.a. dreunende drums, vuurwerk en prachtige bloemen. Stapsgewijze uitleg van Scratch, 13 projecten met schermafbeeldingen in kleur. Vanaf ca. 8 t/m 12 jaar.

Genres: Childrens, Coding, Nonfiction, Programming, Reference, Technology

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been teaching myself Scratch, as it is a rudimentary programming "language" designed for children. The reason, is, I have been wanting to get back into volunteering, and I used to be part of some coding volunteer programs. It would be great to get that started again soon.

This book was a great way to learn Scratch.

4.6/5

[Rosemary]

I won't rate this book as I haven't tried any projects. It is printed in full colour throughout, with pixellated graphics like Minecraft. The layout is fairly busy and the font fairly small. As a programming language Scratch seems quite easy to follow.

[Rena · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 11 yr old son loves programming, so I got him this book from the library. He liked it a lot.

[Vi · Rating 5 out of 5]

pushes more the art/graphic design of SCRATCH, but this book does not suck!!!! I wanted to code snowflakes!

[Lee De Cola · Rating 3 out of 5]

i wonder why the scratch graphics (e.g. sprites, backdrops) shown in the book are so much lower-res than what i see on my scratch screen.

[Gxianfranko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, may I confess it? I read this book backward. And what have I discovered? Many things, indeed.
Chapter 8 is "What's next?". For me, "next" was the whole book, but to find that the teachings open to other adventures and new learning findings, was a very good sign.
Then, in the next/prior chapter I found out that a Scratch program appears as a list of items stacked together, or wedged into each other, and creating mindbending effects through movement, color, sound and music: drums, gallopping effects, elephant fanfare, blooming snowflakes, frogfinger-like trees, rockets, stars and fireworks, and everywhere many, many cute characters.
And then, I stumbled on a chapter about games. Aha! At last! The Tunnel of Doom requires "a steady hand and nerves of steel", Window Cleaner needs a frantic washing. And, of course, good Scratch programming, built step by step through good instructions and clear coding examples.
When I finally reached Chapter 1, I made the acquaintance with the Yellow Cat and Gobo, and discovered other programming languages..., somehow coming full circle with Chapter 8 and "What's next?".
So, is this a good programming book? Wether you're kid, teen or older, definitely yes. An informative and beautiFUN book!

[Kirsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is easy to follow and has great ideas for all kinds of projects (art, games, etc) that can be completed in Scratch. However, I was looking to do these projects with Scratch program found on Raspberry Pi 2. A number of these projects need features that are not found on Scratch with Raspberry Pi Model 2. But can be found with the online version of Scratch.

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This step-by-step visual guide to coding in Scratch 3.0 (and a computer with internet access) is all a young person would need to learn to code in this most-basic-of-all-coding-languages. It's a great place to start, especially for kids home alone - who can't learn it in a class or with another young person guiding them.

[Laura Hedenberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good books for anyone looking to learn how to code using the Scratch platform.

[Karla]

There is a newer version, and I'm sure it's more up to date

That aside, as a newbie to coding and SCRATCH, I loved it
explains different options and functions in easy to understand language and interesting illustrations and captions
Good reference to have on hand.