This book will help budding young programmers design their own games and animation sequences. Learn how to plot out a game, design animated characters and check the code for bugs, 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 eight 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.
Other titles in the Kids Get Coding series: Algorithms and Bugs Learn to Program Our Digital World Staying Safe Online Develop Helpful Apps Coding in the Real World Create, Watch and Send
1: Title page
2: Contents
3: Get started
4: Games in all shapes and sizes
6: Games tell a story
8: Keep on moving
10: Evil villains
12: Bonus points
14: They win, they score!
16: Level up
18: Let's celebrate
20: Testing, testing, 123
22: Glossary
23: Activity answers
24: Index
Heather Lyons is a software designer and teacher, and co-founder of Blue{shift} Coding.
