Lift-the-Flap Computers and Coding
Written by Rosie Dickins
Illustrated by Shaw Nielsen
Part of the Lift the Flap Series
Written by Rosie Dickins
Illustrated by Shaw Nielsen
Part of the Lift the Flap Series
With its equal mix of quirky facts and puzzles to try, Lift-the-flap Computers and Coding provides a whole new technique for learning how computer coding runs. Not only will it help readers understand how coding works, it also answers questions as to why it works the way it does. The use of flaps and colourful cartoon-style illustrations helps bring a really difficult topic to a level children can master and many adults will find it useful too. Even binary is covered, and in a very straightforward way. It’s a great book, one that even an expert coders will enjoy! ~ Andrea Reece
36 million children have taken part in "hour of code" activities worldwide, and coding clubs are becoming an increasingly popular after-school activity. This book and the companion title - Coding for Beginners - are a fun and essential introduction to what can be sometimes still seen as an intimidating subject.
Computer coding is now a compulsory topic on the UK National Curriculum for primary schools, and this book complements what is being taught in schools, providing a fun introduction to what can be seen as quite a technical subject.
An interactive introduction to information and communication technology, which explains what goes on inside computers and what makes them do what they do. With lots of flaps to lift and look beneath, fact-hungry children will devour the fascinating data contained in this bright and engaging non-fiction book.
ISBN: 9781409591511
Publication date: 01/10/2015
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format: Board book
| ISBN: | 9781409591511 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2015 |
| Author: | Rosie Dickins |
| Illustrator: | Shaw Nielsen |
| Publisher: | Usborne Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Board book |
| Pagination: | 16 pages |
| Suitable for: | 5+ readers, 7+ readers |
| Genres: | Science / Technology |
Rosie Dickins grew up in England and Hong Kong. An avid reader, she always loved writing her own stories. After studying literature at Oxford University, art in Paris and plenty of travelling, she settled in London, where she now works for Usborne Publishing. She is the author of over forty fiction and non-fiction children's books, including award-winning art books.
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