Priddy S., Atkinson S., Davey L., Mills D., Morgan B. Help Your Kids with Computer Coding

N.-Y.: DK Publishing, 2014. - 226p.What is coding?What is a computer program?
Thinking like a computer
Becoming a coderStarting fron ScratchWhat is Scratch?
Scratch interface
Installing Scratch
Sprites
Project1 : Escape the dragon!
Colored blocks and scripts
Making things move
Pens and turtles
Hide and seek
Costumes
Events
Simple loops
Variables
Project2 : Roll the dice
Strings and lists
Math
Coordinates
Make some noise
True or false?
Decisions and branches
Sensing and detecting
Complex loops
Sending messages
Creating blocks
Project3 : Monkey mayhem
Time to experimentPlaying with PythonWhat is Python?
Installing Python
Introducing IDLE
Errors
Project4 : Ghost game
Ghost game decoded
Program flow
Simple commands
Harder commands
Which window?
Variables in Python
Types of data
Math in Python
Strings in Python
Input and output
Making decisions
Branching
Loops in Python
While loops
Escaping loops
Lists
Functions
Project5 : Silly sentences
Tuples and dictionaries
Lists in variables
Variables and functions
Project6 : Drawing machine
Bugs and debugging
Algorithms
Libraries
Making windows
Color and coordinates
Making shapes
Changing things
Reacting to events
Project7 : Bubble blaster
What next?Inside computersInside a computer
Binary and bases
Symbols and codes
Logic gates
Processors and memory
Essential programs
Storing data in files
The InternetProgramming in the real worldComputer languages
Coding stars
Busy programs
Computer games
Making apps
Programming for the Internet
Using JavaScript
Bad programs
Mini computers
Becoming a master programmer