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JavaScript for Kids: Playful Introduction to Programming
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065709
ISBN
9781593274085
Grade 4-AD
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Low Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
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Description
Learn the basics of programming through JavaScript using functions, simple games, and even web page design! Features the fundamentals of the language and advanced JavaScript topics such as DOM, jQuery, and Canvas. 303 pp. SC.
Publisher's Description of JavaScript for Kids: Playful Introduction to Programming
JavaScript is the programming language of the Internet, the secret sauce that makes the Web awesome, your favorite sites interactive, and online games fun!
JavaScript for Kidsis a lighthearted introduction that teaches programming essentials through patient, step-by-step examples paired with funny illustrations. You'll begin with the basics, like working with strings, arrays, and loops, and then move on to more advanced topics, like building interactivity with jQuery and drawing graphics with Canvas.
Along the way, you'll write games such as Find the Buried Treasure, Hangman, and Snake. You'll also learn how to:
- Create functions to organize and reuse your code
- Write and modify HTML to create dynamic web pages
- Use the DOM and jQuery to make your web pages react to user input
- Use the Canvas element to draw and animate graphics
- Program real user-controlled games with collision detection and score keeping
With visual examples like bouncing balls, animated bees, and racing cars, you can really see what you're programming. Each chapter builds on the last, and programming challenges at the end of each chapter will stretch your brain and inspire your own amazing programs. Make something cool with JavaScript today!
Ages 10+ (and their parents!)
Category Description for Playful Intro To Programming
When I picked these books off the shelf from amidst a pile of programming books, there's one thing I noticed right off the bat: they're really big. At first I was concerned that, while the playful covers clearly catered towards kids, the content must be too detailed or complicated for the intended 5th grade audience. Thankfully, I was wrong! While the books are indeed thick (over 300 pages!), this only accentuates the excellent material inside. Like many other programming books, each lesson features a different aspect of programming (variables, if's and else's, loops, etc.), gradually building off of previous lessons. One feature that grabbed my attention was the clean, linear format—each section of programming logic is printed neatly with the output (and other helpful illustrations) just afterward. But what really stands out is the fun, quirky structure of each lesson. Throwing off the shackles of dry examples and bland topics, this series teaches Strings, Loops, and even games with silly-but-fun lessons using crazed monsters, covetous ravens, and more. The books are written intelligently without dumbing down the content and allowing new learners of all ages to grasp the concepts within.
Each book covers all the basics of the given programming language, gradually ascending to more complicated material and advanced topics in sections II and III. While the tone is geared towards a younger audience, the material lends itself well to first-time adult programmers. This facet allows it to be enjoyed by multiple amateurs at the same time—making the series perfect for both kids and their parents to learn together!
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | No Starch Press |
| Author: | Nick Morgan |
| Grades: | 4-AD |
| ISBN: | 9781593274085 |
| EAN/UPC: | 689145740844 |
| Length in Inches: | 9.1875 |
| Width in Inches: | 7 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.875 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.65 |
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