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"If you like playing computer games, why not create your own? This book has all you need to build thrilling racing challenges, crazy platform games, and fiendish puzzles,"--page [4] of cover.
Coding computer programs is one of the most valuable skills for anyone to have. Written for children with little to no coding experience,Coding Games with Scratch guides children through building platform games, puzzles, racers, and 3-D action games. Schools...
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DK Publishing
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English
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You can learn to create mind-bending illusions, crazy animations, and interactive artworks with this collection of Scratch projects! Woodcock shows you simple steps to becoming an expert coder, and helps you improve your coding skills so you can share games online.
4) Click'd
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"After spending the summer at coding camp, Allie Navarro is excited to share the app she built with her friends, until it starts to cause problems between them"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"The teenage phenoms behind the viral video game Tampon Run share the story of their experience at Girls Who Code and their rise to fame, plus a look at starts-ups, women in tech, and the power of coding. This book includes bonus content to help you get started coding." --
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No Starch Press
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English
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"Scratch is the wildly popular educational programming language used by millions of first-time learners in classrooms, libraries, and homes worldwide. By dragging together colorful blocks of code, kids quickly learn computer programming concepts and make cool games and animations. In Super Scratch Programming Adventure!, kids learn programming fundamentals as they make their very own playable video games. They'll create projects inspired by classic...
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No Starch Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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"Scratch is a fun, beginner-friendly programming environment popular in schools around the world. Its playful, intuitive interface uses colorful programming blocks and cartoon sprites to make real programming more approachable. Learn to Program with Scratch shows just how much you can do with Scratch and teaches you essential, universal programming concepts along the way. In Learn to Program with Scratch, author Majed Marji takes you on a tour through...
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Introduced in 2009, Minecraft* has become an enormous success with gaming kids and adults. Users love exploring and building within Minecraft's mind-bogglingly large environments. This game allows users to practice STEM skills while having fun. One of its greatest strengths is its ability to teach coding principles with "redstone" blocks. These blocks can be used to make exciting machines and devices in Minecraft's virtual world. With this volume,...
13) Swap'd
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"After her Click'd catastrophe, Allie Navarro is determined to redeem herself. So when the class gets an assignment to create a mobile game from recycled code, Allie pairs up with Courtney, her best friend from CodeGirls camp, to create the perfect app: Swap'd. Kids buy, sell, and trade stuff at school all the time. Candy. Clothes. Video games. Slime. Why not make a fiercely competitive, totally anonymous, beat-the-clock game out of it? Once Swap'd...
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"Based on the most popular video game of all time, this all-new chapter book series takes a group of intrepid Minecraft players deeper into the game than ever before. Someone-or something-has turned the Evoker King to stone. And now a new player, Theo, has joined the team on their quest to return their former enemy to normal. Theo's has coding skills that could come in handy, but does he have what it takes to be part of the team, or will his meddling...
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English
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"Learn to become a super-coder and make your own games! This book teaches you how to build 20 amazing computer games using Scratch, a free programming language developed by MIT. The games include step-by-step instructions and are split across five levels based on difficulty. With this book, even beginners can become coding experts!"--Back cover.
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Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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The incredible tale of a little game that shook the international gaming world--now with new material including a behind-the-scenes look at the sale to Microsoft. For this second edition, the story has been enriched with more Minecraft than ever--a new section describes Minecraft's sale to Microsoft, Notch's less than heartwarming last day in the office, and Mojang's final days of independence. His whole life, all Markus Persson wanted to do was create...
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Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"Catch a kid looking down, and chances are they're focused on a screen, deciding on strategy, building cities, setting traps for monsters, sharing resources, and nurturing critical relationships. Over 90 percent of kids ages 2-17 play video games. In Video Games: Design and Code Your Own Adventure , young readers learn why games are so compelling and what ancient games such as mancala have in common with modern games like Minecraft . Kids will even...
