100,000+ Books, Games & Puzzles in-stock ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

Auckland Bookstore open Sunday until 5pm! ๐ŸŽ‰

Helping Kids with Coding For Dummies

Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
Helping Kids with Coding For Dummies by Sarah Guthals and Camille McCue is an engaging guide aimed at introducing young minds to the world of coding. It offers step-by-step instructions on basic programming concepts using kid-friendly language and interactive activities. The book covers a variety of coding languages and tools, ensuring a fun and educational experience for beginners.
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK Please add to wishlist to be notified when back in stock

Sorry, we're currently out of stock of Helping Kids with Coding For Dummies. Please add to your Wishlist and we'll send you an email as soon as it's back in stock.

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

If you're keen to introduce young minds to the world of programming in a fun and accessible way, this book might be perfect for you. It offers step-by-step guidance and engaging projects, making it an excellent choice for beginners eager to develop foundational coding skills through interactive learning.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

Getting a jump on learning how coding makes technology work is essential to prepare kids for the future. This guide breaks beginning coding into easy-to-understand language so parents can help a child with coding homework, teachers can supplement an existing coding curriculum, or have fun learning with a favorite kid.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Help for grown-ups new to coding

Getting a jump on learning how coding makes technology work is essential to prepare kids for the future. Unfortunately, many parents, teachers, and mentors didn't learn the unique logic and language of coding in school. Helping Kids with Coding For Dummies comes to the rescue. It breaks beginning coding into easy-to-understand language so you can help a child with coding homework, supplement an existing coding curriculum, or have fun learning with your favourite kid.

The demand to have younger students learn coding has increased in recent years as the demand for trained coders has far exceeded the supply of coders. Luckily, this fun and accessible book makes it a snap to learn the skills necessary to help youngsters develop into proud, capable coders!

  • Help with coding homework or enhance a coding curriculum
  • Get familiar with coding logic and how to de-bug programs
  • Complete small projects as you learn coding language
  • Apply maths skills to coding

If youโ€™re a parent, teacher, or mentor eager to help 8 to 14 year olds learn to speak a coding language like a mini pro, this book makes it possible!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119380672

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 June 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Camille McCue, PhD, is Director of Curriculum Innovations at the Adelson Educational Campus in Las Vegas where she leads the Startup Incubator, teaches STEM, and kickstarts K-12 learning initiatives. Sarah Guthals, PhD, co-founded an ed-tech company and now continues to build technology for kids to learn, create, and share safely online. She loves to teach teachers how to teach coding in the classroom.

Also by Camille McCue

View all
  • Getting Started with Coding
    Getting Started with Coding by Camille McCue is an introduction to coding for kids, offering the perfect entry point into the world of programming. Coding know-how is the coolest new tool kids can add to their creativity toolboxesโ€”and all they need to get started is a computer connected to the internet and the lessons in this book. Easy! The book...
    Paperback
    $1899
    Available
    Ships in 3-4 weeks
  • Getting Started with Engineering
    Fun engineering projects for kids Does your kid's love of 'tinkering' resemble that of a budding Thomas Edison? Then Getting Started with Engineering is guaranteed to spark their fascination! The focused, easy-to-complete projects offered inside are designed to broaden their understanding of basic engineering principles, challenge their problem-solving skills, and sharpen their creativityโ€”all while having fun along the way. Engineers...
    Paperback
    $1899
    Available
    Ships in 3-4 weeks
  • Coding For Kids For Dummies
    It's never too early to learn how to code! Coding For Kids For Dummies helps you learn the basics of coding the fun way. This book walks you through the essentials of coding with 13 exciting projects. You'll learn what coding is, how to make digital toys and games on your computer, and how to start writing your first lines...
    Paperback
    $4199
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Coding For Kids For Dummies
    A guide for kids who want to learn coding Coding is quickly becoming an essential academic skill, right up there with reading, writing, and arithmetic. Coding For Kids For Dummies is an ideal way for young learners ages 8-13 who want more coding knowledge than you can learn in an hour, a day, or a week. Written by a classroom...
    Paperback
    Sold Out

Also by Sarah Guthals

View all
  • Building 3D Digital Games
    A technology book for kids! Do you want to create 3D digital games that'll impress your friends, family, and even yourself? This book shows you how to use Alice, a free 3D game programming environment, to make seriously cool video games you'll have as much fun building as you will playing! Create your own adventureโ€” recreate your favourite story by...
    Paperback
    $1899
    Available
    Ships in 3-4 weeks
  • GitHub For Dummies
    Get more out of your coding with GitHub For todayโ€™s coders, GitHub is a must. The worldโ€™s largest software development platform, GitHub helps developers store, track, and collaborate on software projects. In this easy-to-follow Dummies guide, youโ€™ll find insight into creating repositories, establishing projects, collaborating, incorporating open-source resources, and establishing yourself as a valued member of the GitHub community. With...
    Paperback
    $5699
    Available
    Ships in 3-4 weeks
  • Building a Minecraft City
    The coolest kid-friendly Minecraft projects If you have a Minecraft fanatic on your hands, you're about to be the most popular adult on the "block." Offering young Minecraft enthusiasts the ultimate sandbox experience, Building a Minecraft City gives kids aged 7โ€“11 an outlet to enhance their love of the game and take their creative play to new heights. Brought to...
    Paperback
    $1899
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow

More from Computing & Technology

View all
  • Digital Minimalism
    Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport presents a revolutionary strategy for optimising your interaction with digital technology in a way that fosters productivity, focus, happiness, and creativity. Most of us recognise that our reliance on texting, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter is not due to sheer lack of intelligence or depth, but because these platforms truly offer significant value in the form...
    Paperback
    $2400
    Elsewhere:
    $2600
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Careless People
    Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them. Welcome to Facebook. Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook's potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there...
    Paperback
    $2800
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • New Release
    Empire of AI
    An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping our planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman and OpenAI. When longtime AI expert and journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she thought they were the good guys. Founded as a nonprofit with safety enshrined as its core mission, it was...
    Paperback
    $2899
    Elsewhere:
    $3700
    (1)
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Open to Work
    โ€˜Open To Work helps you stop fearing the future and start shaping it with purpose.โ€™ Jay Shettyโ€˜An instantly useful guide to futureproofing your career.โ€™ Adam Grantโ€˜Open to Work lays out a smart and clear path to the future of workโ€™ Brenรฉ Brown In a world where AI is transforming work at a rapid pace, Open to Work is your essential...
    Paperback
    $2999
    Elsewhere:
    $3799
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
    The founder of the field of AI risk explains why superintelligent AI is a global suicide bomb and we must halt development immediately. AI is the greatest threat to our existence that we have ever faced. The technology may be complex but the facts are simple. We are currently on a path to build superintelligent AI. When we do, it...
    Paperback
    $3200
    Elsewhere:
    $4000
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • The Amazing Generation
    A children's version of the global bestseller The Anxious Generation How can we live a happy and exciting life without a smartphone? The Anxious Generation started a world-changing conversation about the effects of smartphones and social media on young people. Now bestselling authors Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price have teamed up to talk directly to those young people about how...
    Paperback
    $2500
    Elsewhere:
    $3000
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • The Infinity Machine
    A revelatory portrait of the visionary behind Google DeepMind, the race to control the future - and what it means to win. Even in a tech world crowded with visionary leaders, Demis Hassabis is recognised as a special case. Born to working-class, immigrant parents in North London, a chess prodigy by five and wizard coder in his teens, he turned...
    Paperback
    $3499
    Elsewhere:
    $4500
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Co-Intelligence
    From Wharton professor and author of the One Useful Thing Substack, comes an urgent and definitive playbook for working, learning and living in the new age of AI. For fans of Kevin Kelly, Ray Kurzweil, Cal Newport, and Martin Ford. A New York Times Bestseller Co-Intelligence is the very best book I know about the ins, outs, and ethics of...
    Paperback
    $3400
    Elsewhere:
    $4000
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • The Bullet Journal Method
    The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll is an indispensable guide to gaining control over your chaotic life using the power of a simple pen and notebook. Whether you're a seasoned planner or a beginner, this book lays out a revolutionary system that provides structure, clarity, and purpose to your everyday activities. It's not just a method of organising your...
    Paperback
    $2400
    Elsewhere:
    $2799
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Careless People
    Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them. Welcome to Facebook. Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook's potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there...
    Paperback
    $3200
    Elsewhere:
    $3999
    (4)
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Little Book of Data
    Data is not about number crunching. Itโ€™s about ideas. And when used properly (read: ethically), it is the problem solver of our time. Yet many savvy people seem to be in data denial: they donโ€™t think they need to understand data, or itโ€™s too complicated, or worse, using it is somehow unethical. As data and AI (just an accelerated way...
    Paperback
    $3400
    Elsewhere:
    $3799
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow
  • Donโ€™t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today
    An electrifying, thought-provoking exploration of how the digital era is reshaping our world, by bestselling, Women's Prize-winning writer Naomi Alderman. What's the most useful thing you could know about your own life? In this era-defining book, developed from her groundbreaking Radio 4 essay series, Naomi Alderman turns her boundless curiosity and incisive thinking to a question that affects us allโ€”how...
    Hardback
    $3500
    Elsewhere:
    $4500
    (1)
    In Stock
    Ships tomorrow

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books, toys, board games and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.