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You Can Code: Make Your Own Games, Apps and More in Scratch and Python!
Start coding now! With this step-by-step guide even total beginners can learn the programming languages Scratch and Python to create games, animations, utilities, and more.
Want to make cool apps and games, but don’t know where to begin? This book takes the complexity out of coding. It starts with the basics, taking you through the building blocks of code with Scratch, the simple and colorful visual language that’s perfect for newcomers. Once you can make your own games and projects in Scratch, move on to Python, a slightly more advanced language that offers more flexibility and control. Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions guide you through creating a dancing cat, virtual puppet, word puzzle, drum machine, and space shooter game. Each project teaches essential skills, so you’ll learn as you create.
Want to make cool apps and games, but don’t know where to begin? This book takes the complexity out of coding. It starts with the basics, taking you through the building blocks of code with Scratch, the simple and colorful visual language that’s perfect for newcomers. Once you can make your own games and projects in Scratch, move on to Python, a slightly more advanced language that offers more flexibility and control. Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions guide you through creating a dancing cat, virtual puppet, word puzzle, drum machine, and space shooter game. Each project teaches essential skills, so you’ll learn as you create.
80 pages, Paperback
Published February 4, 2020
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September 1, 2020
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A perfect educational tool to learn how to code. This book gives you simple, step by step instructions for Scratch and Python applications. Making coding easy and fun with the illustrative instructions.
Alison - The Book Grocer
A perfect educational tool to learn how to code. This book gives you simple, step by step instructions for Scratch and Python applications. Making coding easy and fun with the illustrative instructions.
Alison - The Book Grocer
June 19, 2026
A super simple guide with some starter games to make with Scratch to learn the program! Super great for middle grades. I’ll be using this in my middle grade STEM workshop.
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