First Steps in Coding: What's an Algorithm?

A splash park adventure!

First Steps in Coding: What's an Algorithm?
Kaitlyn Siu, Marcelo Badari
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h222 x 190mm - 32pg
27 Oct 2022 UK
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9781526315533
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Fundamental and FUN first coding concepts for kids, and the great thing is: it' s unplugged!What' s an Algorithm? . . . a splash park adventure! is an exciting story that leads children through the idea of algorithms in everyday life, and the super-important concept of debugging errors in their code. Jet and Bolt, the super-powered robots who star in this story, learn these fundamentals of coding as they try to make their way safely to a fun day at the splash park. In the First Steps in Coding series, children are encouraged to become super coders with the help of various colourful and friendly robots, who are all going on awesome adventures. Children as young as 3-5 years old learn code through unplugged stories with bright and cheerful illustrations. Interactive elements throughout each book encourage hands-on engagement from children, and each story finishes with a creative activity to cement their coding learning. A parent, carer and teacher' s guide at the back of each book makes this a great resource for home school and classroom learning. Titles in the series include:What' s an Algorithm? . . . a splash park adventure!What' s Branching? . . . a birthday adventure!What' s Decomposition? . . . a rock-and-roll adventure!What' s a Loop? . . . a tree house adventure!What' s Sequencing? . . . a school-day adventure!What' s a Variable? . . . a story-time adventure!

First Steps in Coding: What's a Loop?: A tree house adventure!
First Steps in Coding: What's a Variable?: A story-time adventure!
First Steps in Coding: What's an Algorithm?: A splash park adventure!
First Steps in Coding: What's Branching?: A birthday adventure!
First Steps in Coding: What's Decomposition?: A rock-and-roll adventure!
First Steps in Coding: What's Sequencing?: A school-day adventure!

Kaitlyn Siu (Author) Dr. Kaitlyn Siu is a child neurologist and part-time assistant clinical professor at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. She is also a mother of two, and enjoys teaching her young boys all about STEM. She started the website www. teachyourkidscode. com to help share her love for teaching young children the important skill of programming. Marcelo Badari (Illustrator) Marcelo Badari creates illustrations focused on ideas and characters, with pinches of humour and personal vision. He enjoys collaborating on projects, providing new ideas and insights. Recently, he has illustrated over 20 educational children' s books and has just finished the illustrations of a series of 7 books about small sea animals that live at Brazilian beaches. He lives in Brazil in a small town near the mountains, where he goes hiking. In his spare time he enjoys creating music and videos.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781526315533
Published: 27 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wayland
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 222mm
Width: 190mm
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 120g
Pages: 32

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