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Purchased this for my almost 8 year old to start teaching him computer programming. Gave it to him today, and he loved it. It's full of cartoons and color pictures. He was having fun and giggling as he made the computer say and do different things, and then got excited about programming his first game (chapter 1). He's now staying up to read the book by the light of a Coleman lantern because I told him it's lights out time.
One thing to be aware of is that the book is Python 2. I was more interested in a book to teach how to program than a specific language so this is fine for me, but if you want Python 3 this isn't for you. However, the book seems well laid out so far starting with fun stuff to get interest, doing a few chapters of actual lessons and then a programming a game that uses the lessons. It assumes no programming knowledge of any kind but for that seems fairly complete in what it covers (as least as far as the core python, don't expect an exhaustive detail of every add on package, though it does hit some guis and a little numpy).
The publisher also offers the pdf free with purchase of the print book. And they have an installer on their website which installs all the packages used in the book of the same version the book used, so it's easy to make sure version differences don't slow your kiddo down (they'll need to learn to deal with those, but one thing at a time).
In short, great well-written intro book for kids.
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From the Publisher
Why Python?
There are many different programming languages. This book uses Python for several reasons:
- Python was created from the start to be easy.
- Python is free
- Python is Open Source
- Python runs on different kinds of computers
- Python is a serious programming language used by NASA and Google
A look inside 'Hello World!'
What is Programming?
Very simply, programming means telling a computer to do something. Computers are dumb machines. They don’t know how to do anything. You have to tell them everything, and you have to get all the details right.
But if you give them the right instructions, they can do many wonderful and amazing things.
Why learn programming? Even if you don’t become a professional programmer (most people don’t), there are lots of reasons to learn programming. Maybe you want to create you own games, or maybe you can't find the right program that does what you want or need it to do, so you want to write you own. Most important is because you want to.
Computers are everywhere these days, so there's a good chance you use them at school, at work, and at home - probably all three! There are also many different computer languages. This book will teach you how to use one of those languages - one called Python - to tell the computer what to do.
Customers say
Customers find this book to be a wonderful introduction to programming, particularly Python, with clear and fun explanations that make it easy for kids to understand. They appreciate its readability and find it entertaining, with one customer mentioning their child enjoys doing the exercises. The writing quality receives positive feedback, with one customer noting their child is starting to write simple games.
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36 customers mention content, 32 positive, 4 negative
Great book. It came with a digital pdf copy so now I and my niece can practice on our own separately....Read more
...So far this has been the best book I've seen so far that explains Python in a way that I can understand..Read more
great resource. provided great examples that the kids could relate to. Also, the explanations were very clear and fun....Read more
This is THE best book on programming for kids I have found. My 6 year old started teaching himself programming with this book....Read more
11 customers mention readability, 11 positive, 0 negative
Funny and easy to follow, my kid is 11 year old and he can follow alone and do the practices by himselfRead more
My son love programming and this is a very entertaining and easy to understand book on the subject.Read more
...It not only teaches the programming language Python in an easy to understand way, it's also fun....Read more
Very readable and well-written. Just what I was looking for in an introduction to Python for my children....Read more
9 customers mention entertaining, 9 positive, 0 negative
...It had humor, too!Read more
...As of today, we have covered up to chapter 11 and so far kids are enjoying the book....Read more
My son love programming and this is a very entertaining and easy to understand book on the subject.Read more
Funny and easy to follow, my kid is 11 year old and he can follow alone and do the practices by himselfRead more
6 customers mention writing quality, 5 positive, 1 negative
...This is a well written book and it is very easy for kids to read and follow the book....Read more
Very readable and well-written. Just what I was looking for in an introduction to Python for my children....Read more
I was very impressed with how well this was written. I have never taken any classes in programming. I have only tried learning on my own....Read more
...He's even starting to write simple games, and has gone into online forums to help understand code mistakes and fix them. Pretty amazing.Read more
5 customers mention clarity of instructions, 5 positive, 0 negative
...I don't have a background in coding, but the explanations are clear and thorough enough for me to help out my son when he needs it - I even helped...Read more
Great way to start. Step by step directions.Read more
Very clear instructions and very good approach to teaching a child a new language.Read more
...Also, the explanations were very clear and fun. it really helped me when talking about programming to my students!Read more
I read so far half of the book and I love it. It gives real life examples on each ...
I'm no longer a kid, but I decided to review my basic programming skills and understand how things happen in programming in simple terms. I read so far half of the book and I love it. It gives real life examples on each concept and it literally reads my mind, answering most of my questions before I even look for them. My only problem (but I still gave the book 5 stars) is there are quite realistic drawings of bugs and I'm having a phobia for them, so I have to cover those parts with a piece of paper. Crazy, I know... :( If I'd buy the book again despite this? Of course! :)
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- Mrs C M SmithReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2015
Inspirational Book. You will soon get hooked on programming!
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