Best Children's Programming Books
Written for children ages 8–12 with little to no coding experience, this straightforward visual guide uses fun graphics and easy-to-follow instructions to show young learners how to build their own computer projects using Scratch, a popular free programming language.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"He reluctantly admitted that he learned some tricks from the book on the very first game and was excited to move on to the next. I can recommend it for any kid who can read, any parent and kid who want to learn together, or any parent who wants to learn and teach kids."
"With that part taken care of my son was able to open the book and build his first game in one evening without any help. As a programmer myself I understand all too well that there is a difference between building something with direct instruction and understanding enough to create on your own. Maybe neither my oldest son or any of his siblings will work in computer programming as adults, but I know that the ability to understand logic and reasoning will benefit them no matter what they do."
"Each kid has done several projects, taking breaks between each one to expand on the game they've made or create a game of their own based on the principles they've learned."
"stock stuffer for Xmas."
"This book is awesome."
"Son loved it and is going through the exercises."
"Great to teach coding in an easy and fun way."
"My son is enjoying the games."
New terms are defined; code is colored, dissected, and explained; and quirky, full-color illustrations keep things on the lighter side. As you strike out on your programming adventure, you’ll learn how to: –Use fundamental data structures like lists, tuples, and maps. –Organize and reuse your code with functions and modules. –Use control structures like loops and conditional statements. –Draw shapes and patterns with Python’s turtle module. –Create games, animations, and other graphical wonders with tkinter. Make sure you try out code examples for yourself (don’t just read about them). Better yet, if you change things around to see what effect that has, you’ll learn and understand more. In Python, either in the Shell (IDLE) or the Console, you can type and run statements directly and see what happens. That way you can save your file, run it, and come back and fiddle with the code without having to re-type everything. Think arcade games from the 1970’s and 1980’s—games like Galaxian, Centipede, Donkey Kong, and Frogger have simple graphics and basic game mechanics, which makes them great first projects for budding game developers. It’s much more satisfying to take a simple project and actually finish it, rather than a hugely ambitious, complicated project that you never get working.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great book covering the fundamentals!"
"Easy to follow introduction to the world of programming."
"It teaches me clearly on what you need to learn for Python..."
"I really think this book is excellent for kids."
"so far so good and my kid likes it quite a bit, I also like the gradual approach to learning the book takes."
"This is a good introduction to Python."
You'll also learn essential building techniques like how to use beams, gears, and connector blocks effectively in your own designs. The EXPLOR3R, a wheeled vehicle that uses sensors to navigate around a room and follow lines The FORMULA EV3 RACE CAR, a streamlined remote-controlled race car ANTY, a six-legged walking creature that adapts its behavior to its surroundings SK3TCHBOT, a robot that lets you play games on the EV3 screen The SNATCH3R, a robotic arm that can autonomously find, grab, lift, and move the infrared beacon LAVA R3X, a humanoid robot that walks and talks.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It is super for those who want to understand this Lego Robot machine and programming better."
"As to the educational version vs the home version..... The educational packs has all of the motors and sensors of the home version with two exceptions: the remote control sensor and related beacon. There may be a few add'l pieces that we'll need in the future to build all of the projects in this book, but we are 1/4 the way thru and haven't found them. The author has also kindly responded to specific questions (relating to education vs home versions), and has been quite helpful."
"Outstanding book I love the paper edition but also bought the Kindle edition too!"
"My grandson has built just about every project in the book and he loves it."
"I bought the book (and the Mindstorms kit) for my grandsons, but first I wanted to build one of the robots in the book and to do some programming for it in case I needed to help my grandsons with the versions they build."
"The book includes 132 practice modules spread throughout the chapters which allow for an iterative process of learning. My two sons and I (ages 9 and 11) are separately going through the book and practice/design modules with each of us tracking our progress on a tracking sheet."
"The book gives you all the information you need to understand the LabView environment and each of the basic programming blocks."
"Fantastic and thorough book."
Best Children's Computer Software Books
Become a super-coder and create your very own computer games. using Scratch—a free software developed by MIT. “Perfect for children interested in games, this book has step-by-step illustrated instructions on how to create 20 different games with Scratch, a free software developed by MIT.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"That sort of thinking led me to believe that he was ready for the next step: learning to program a computer so he could make his own games. It wasn't that I couldn't figure out the programming language, it was that I was bereft of ideas as to what to do with it that would make interesting projects for Bowen that wouldn't bore him to death. The projects immediately always did something fun, and half of the project would involve drawing rather than coding (which is about right when it comes to modern game implementation). What was interesting to me was that Bowen didn't learn so much from the book's coding, but from finding "bugs" in the resultant game behavior and modifying the project so the game behaved the way he wanted it to! But for $7.12, this is a great introduction to programming, doesn't require a powerful computer, and has shown Bowen that the only thing more addictive than a video game is writing one."
"He felt great about being able to make games, and he even was able to tweak the games to his style."
"My students have taken this and added to it and adapted it to what they want to learn."
"My brother is gamer and i got him this book so he can make his own Hanes i won’t have to buy anymore."
"son loves scratch and now loves this book."
"It may be that teaching a child to program requires a reference point like this book and a patient, experienced adult to step through; I am not quite confident of how much the progress was due to me and/or the book; nevertheless, the book gave me confidence in teaching and guiding a child. There are two things I did not like about the book: the spiral binding and the difficulty in standing the book up (at an angle) to look at and use it while teaching/learning."
"Awesome second book about coding games in Scratch, if you already have one like Woodcock's one."
Best Swift Programming Language
Throughout the book, the authors share their insights into Swift to ensure that you understand the hows and whys of Swift and can put that understanding to use in different contexts. More recently, he works with Big Nerd Ranch’s talented authors and instructors to produce and teach the best programming texts and training possible.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It is only well towards the book's middle, when "Swift Programming" gets into more intermediate territory, where it adds value: it is just not very good when explaining the basics, and this is where it may lose, or at least confuse, the reader. Another thing that the existing reviews do not tell you - and I would have saved myself some money and time if they did - is that the book does not get around to building an iOS app until Chapter 26."
"If you're not familiar with Big Nerd Ranch history, they have been involved in Cocoa (and before that AppKit) development and training for probably two decades."
"I'm very happy I bought this book and are excited to receive their IOS programming book that came out this month."
"You get annoyed because you have to at that point just download the code to see what your entries should have been."
"Congrats to the team of Big Nerd Ranch Guide."
"I've had this book for several months now, and it is very easy to read and understand."
"By far the best introduction to the Swift programming language I have read so far."
"On occasion, they ask something more difficult that requires you to extend your knowledge, but these are rated "silver" and "gold", and they are always preceded by "bronze" exercises that test what you've read about."
Best Model Building
You'll also learn essential building techniques like how to use beams, gears, and connector blocks effectively in your own designs. The EXPLOR3R, a wheeled vehicle that uses sensors to navigate around a room and follow lines The FORMULA EV3 RACE CAR, a streamlined remote-controlled race car ANTY, a six-legged walking creature that adapts its behavior to its surroundings SK3TCHBOT, a robot that lets you play games on the EV3 screen The SNATCH3R, a robotic arm that can autonomously find, grab, lift, and move the infrared beacon LAVA R3X, a humanoid robot that walks and talks. Each chapter contains several short challenges, dubbed "discoveries," which are cleverly accompanied by a legend: whimsical gear wheels represent the estimated amount of building time; tiny Microsoft Windows-esque blocks show the expected level of programming expertise; and a small clock estimates the length of time it should take to solve the challenge. The size, advanced vocabulary, and organization of the book evokes a science or physics textbook, which is warranted due to the amount of complex and detailed programming information contained within.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It is super for those who want to understand this Lego Robot machine and programming better."
"As to the educational version vs the home version..... The educational packs has all of the motors and sensors of the home version with two exceptions: the remote control sensor and related beacon. There may be a few add'l pieces that we'll need in the future to build all of the projects in this book, but we are 1/4 the way thru and haven't found them. The author has also kindly responded to specific questions (relating to education vs home versions), and has been quite helpful."
"Outstanding book I love the paper edition but also bought the Kindle edition too!"
"My grandson has built just about every project in the book and he loves it."
"I bought the book (and the Mindstorms kit) for my grandsons, but first I wanted to build one of the robots in the book and to do some programming for it in case I needed to help my grandsons with the versions they build."
"The book includes 132 practice modules spread throughout the chapters which allow for an iterative process of learning. My two sons and I (ages 9 and 11) are separately going through the book and practice/design modules with each of us tracking our progress on a tracking sheet."
"The book gives you all the information you need to understand the LabView environment and each of the basic programming blocks."
"Fantastic and thorough book."
Best Mechanical Engineering
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I've spent quite a bit of time today looking at various pages, and while distracting, the text from following pages doesn't completely overwhelm what you are trying to read. I had read that the pages were thinner in the last few editions making it more difficult to read, but I decided to buy it anyway. You can see the back of the page clearly, the front and back of the next page, and sometimes even the next page! This book is vastly more difficult to read than the 24th edition I have, and despite having some additional information I would like to have at my fingertips and the larger type, I just can't keep this book. What good is having super thin and super delicate pages on a book that you will use the most?"
"I am older and now wear trifocals so this big print edition was real find."
"I'm young and good eyesight so I can read it fairly easy but I still find it annoying."
"The increased cost is worth it."
"I really like the larger format of the book."
"received and it is just as expected."
"One would think after the fiasco with thin pages in the previous version, Industrial Prints would have figured not to use the same thin paper in their latest 30th edition of the book..."
"If you are a machinist or hobby machinist this book contains a lot of material you will never use."
Best Robotics
You'll also learn essential building techniques like how to use beams, gears, and connector blocks effectively in your own designs. The EXPLOR3R, a wheeled vehicle that uses sensors to navigate around a room and follow lines The FORMULA EV3 RACE CAR, a streamlined remote-controlled race car ANTY, a six-legged walking creature that adapts its behavior to its surroundings SK3TCHBOT, a robot that lets you play games on the EV3 screen The SNATCH3R, a robotic arm that can autonomously find, grab, lift, and move the infrared beacon LAVA R3X, a humanoid robot that walks and talks. Each chapter contains several short challenges, dubbed "discoveries," which are cleverly accompanied by a legend: whimsical gear wheels represent the estimated amount of building time; tiny Microsoft Windows-esque blocks show the expected level of programming expertise; and a small clock estimates the length of time it should take to solve the challenge. The size, advanced vocabulary, and organization of the book evokes a science or physics textbook, which is warranted due to the amount of complex and detailed programming information contained within.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It is super for those who want to understand this Lego Robot machine and programming better."
"As to the educational version vs the home version..... The educational packs has all of the motors and sensors of the home version with two exceptions: the remote control sensor and related beacon. There may be a few add'l pieces that we'll need in the future to build all of the projects in this book, but we are 1/4 the way thru and haven't found them. The author has also kindly responded to specific questions (relating to education vs home versions), and has been quite helpful."
"Outstanding book I love the paper edition but also bought the Kindle edition too!"
"My grandson has built just about every project in the book and he loves it."
"I bought the book (and the Mindstorms kit) for my grandsons, but first I wanted to build one of the robots in the book and to do some programming for it in case I needed to help my grandsons with the versions they build."
"The book includes 132 practice modules spread throughout the chapters which allow for an iterative process of learning. My two sons and I (ages 9 and 11) are separately going through the book and practice/design modules with each of us tracking our progress on a tracking sheet."
"The book gives you all the information you need to understand the LabView environment and each of the basic programming blocks."
"Fantastic and thorough book."
Best Children's Internet Books
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Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My son loves playing Roblox, but I struggle to get him to do anything else."
"really helpful!"
"Roblox, it's a game."
"Before we can create an account we need to know that while Roblox is a kid friendly site, admins watch the site to ensure everyone is playing by the rules and keeping it a safe environment."
"I got this guide for few days and i am very satisfied with guide info and cheats to get out the maximum from this game."
"The book is one of the best book to learn about this game, recently I got the book for my child an he is happy to read about this game I also a lover of this game so I am also satisfied with the book."
"Bought this for my 10 year old that plays Roblox."
Best Children's Computer Game Books
And it's the perfect reference for Trainers looking to master the world of Pokémon Go.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"He loves this handbook because it shows all the Pokemons from the Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos regions."
"There are over 700 Pokemon to learn about in this one book!"
"My son loves Pokémon and we had this book in a soft-cover from B & N. It fell apart in a week."
"Even though this book is not about real animals, I like it a lot!"
"The breakdown of each character and their corresponding strengths and weaknesses encourages him to continue reading and giving us perfect stopping stops for bedtime."
"I don't know much about Pokemon or Pokemon Go, but I know my son has loved this as much as he's loved his other books."
"The must have book for anyone into Pokémon!"
"What is REALLY good for her, since she's working on letter identification and sounding out words, is seeing her favorite Pokemon's names in print. It's taking one of her favorite things in the world, and making it a learning experience."
Best Children's Computer Hardware & Robotics Books
You'll also learn essential building techniques like how to use beams, gears, and connector blocks effectively in your own designs. The EXPLOR3R, a wheeled vehicle that uses sensors to navigate around a room and follow lines The FORMULA EV3 RACE CAR, a streamlined remote-controlled race car ANTY, a six-legged walking creature that adapts its behavior to its surroundings SK3TCHBOT, a robot that lets you play games on the EV3 screen The SNATCH3R, a robotic arm that can autonomously find, grab, lift, and move the infrared beacon LAVA R3X, a humanoid robot that walks and talks. Each chapter contains several short challenges, dubbed "discoveries," which are cleverly accompanied by a legend: whimsical gear wheels represent the estimated amount of building time; tiny Microsoft Windows-esque blocks show the expected level of programming expertise; and a small clock estimates the length of time it should take to solve the challenge. The size, advanced vocabulary, and organization of the book evokes a science or physics textbook, which is warranted due to the amount of complex and detailed programming information contained within.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It is super for those who want to understand this Lego Robot machine and programming better."
"As to the educational version vs the home version..... The educational packs has all of the motors and sensors of the home version with two exceptions: the remote control sensor and related beacon. There may be a few add'l pieces that we'll need in the future to build all of the projects in this book, but we are 1/4 the way thru and haven't found them. The author has also kindly responded to specific questions (relating to education vs home versions), and has been quite helpful."
"Outstanding book I love the paper edition but also bought the Kindle edition too!"
"My grandson has built just about every project in the book and he loves it."
"I bought the book (and the Mindstorms kit) for my grandsons, but first I wanted to build one of the robots in the book and to do some programming for it in case I needed to help my grandsons with the versions they build."
"The book includes 132 practice modules spread throughout the chapters which allow for an iterative process of learning. My two sons and I (ages 9 and 11) are separately going through the book and practice/design modules with each of us tracking our progress on a tracking sheet."
"The book gives you all the information you need to understand the LabView environment and each of the basic programming blocks."
"Fantastic and thorough book."