Candlewick Get Coding! 205 pgs. Candlewick
Press, 2017. $12.99 NON-FICTION
This book has 6 missions relating the discovery of a large
diamond. The reader/coder creates a website step by step based on the story. It
starts with basic HTML, then moves into adding new elements via CSS and
JAVAscript. Young coders can retrieve images from the book’s website to
supplement their creation (and get help and tips). Features lots of little
illustrations and informational tidbits.
I LOVED this book! A student coder can learn to create a fun website from this easy to read and easy to use book. The missions are awesome and add a ton of interest as the reader feels like they are part of a story, making the creation process easier to
understand! A teacher could use this book and use each mission to take a class
on computers through the entire web creation process. I thought it would be too overwhelming
to throw in three types of computer language but the book does an excellent of explaining the necessity of all three in the process and seamlessly pulls
them all together in a manageable way. This has been my favorite coding book so
far, I can’t wait until it comes out in August 2017. Best for upper elementary
and middle school.
EL, MS –ESSENTIAL Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian &
Author.
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