Today Wiley announces Coding
For Kids (Wiley, 978-1-118-94032-7, November 2014, $29.99)
the first installment in the new “For Kids” book series from the world’s
bestselling reference series, For Dummies®. Coding For Kids is
an excellent resource for students who want to learn coding, parents who
want to help their children pursue an interest in coding, and homeschool
or classroom teachers who need a supplemental course book for computer
science lessons.
“Learning to code empowers kids,” said author Camille McCue, PhD. “Coding
for Kids melds math, graphic design, storytelling and logic into fun
projects that kids can produce and transform using their own heads and
hearts. I love watching my students as they work through each project,
crafting wildly different adaptations of the same underlying code, and
then sharing their creations in a storm of cheers and applause!”
Coding For Kids introduces coding through a series of
easy-to-follow, kid-tested projects. Each project teaches
elementary-to-middle-school-aged students core coding concepts they can
use to build games, applications or other digital tools. This full-color
guide includes access to MicroWorlds
EX, a leading coding tool from Logo Computer Systems Inc. (LCSI)
that has been designed specifically for kids. The book features 15
coding projects using MicroWorlds EX that show readers how to create
games, simulations and animations as well as how to use their new coding
skills to create their own digital inventions.
“Coding For Kids is exactly what kids and their parents have been
waiting for. It provides kids with the knowledge they need to express
their creativity through coding,” said LCSI president Michael Quinn. “It
has always been LCSI’s goal to enable kids to use technology to be
digital creators, not just digital consumers. Coding for Kids will
inspire young coders to design and create whatever they can imagine.”
Coding For Kids is available for purchase online and at
retailers nationwide in both print and all e-book formats. For a full
list of retailers, visitwww.dummies.com/buy/9781118940327.
For more information and additional resources for Coding For Kids,
visitwww.dummies.com/extras/codingforkids.
About the Author:
Dr. Camille McCue, PhD is a blend of teacher, academic,
geek, mom, and advocate. She's currently the director of the college
bound program at the Alexander Dawson School where she also teaches
coding and other STEM topics. Her dissertation covered teaching
mathematics through creating video games. Along the way Dr. McCue has
also worked at IBM, NASA, and PBS and written For Dummies books on
PowerPoint and Dreamweaver.
About For Dummies®
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e-books downloaded, For Dummies is the world’s bestselling reference
series, well known for enriching people’s lives by making knowledge
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information, visit Dummies.com. For Dummies is a branded imprint of
Wiley.
Chantal Kowalski
Senior Publicist - Technology
ckowalski@wiley.com
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