Get started in code! Discover cool coding projects for ages 8-12 combined with real-world information that explains the technology around us today. Easy-to-use project-based learning in computer science plus amazing facts, discoveries and the nitty gritty of how things work give you an amazing introduction into the future of digital technologies and the ways the world is changing around us. Introduce kids to coding and art, citizen science projects, music composed by artificial intelligence, apps that can transform your voice, conservation and data science, automation, cybersecurity and much more, using projects they can build themselves. That's right, your kids will be building their own Siri-style software in just minutes! It's the essential guide to becoming technology doers not users and accessible to girls and boys with or without adult guidance. Kids will learn to code and create using the Scratch programming language, micro:bit mini computers and simple app building tools. Kids will connect their learning with real-world examples that push their understanding of the ethics, creativity and connections between computer science and the world around them.
Pssst! It's true! This is the best book on space you'll ever read! The last frontier is a dangerous place. Watch out for exploding stars, boiling planets and robotic explorers. Beware of black holes, white dwarfs and red giants. This book will send your brain into orbit. Find out what life would be like on Mars, what it takes to become an astronaut and how to hunt for aliens with your computer. Zoom past planets and rocket round galaxies. But be careful - two-thirds of the Universe is invisible and if you take a wrong turn you might be spaghettified! Blast your buddies with all things extraterrestrial.
Psst! This is the best book you'll ever read on pirates! Did you know that 19 September is Talk Like a Pirate Day? Avast there, me hearties! Find out why pirates should have eaten cabbage, but drank rum instead. Discover which captain stole hats, and which one burgled for bandages. Tremble at the stories of Blackbeard, who boarded enemy ships with his beard on fire and cutlass at the ready. Check the website showing well-known pirate hotspots near you! Arm yourself to the teeth with facts piratical
In this book you'll meet a hideous creature that can live for a month without its head, a beetle that blasts its victims with toxic bottom spray, weird beings that breathe through their skin, five-eyed monsters that vomit on their prey to turn them into soup, and much, much more! Ages 8+.
In this book you'll meet a hideous creature that can live for a month without its head, a beetle that blasts its victims with toxic bottom spray, weird beings that breathe through their skin, five-eyed monsters that vomit on their prey to turn them into soup, and much, much more! Ages 8+.
A prey to scurvy, boredom and danger one day, they might strike a ship full of gold dust and emeralds the next. Full of little-known facts and astonishing stories about pirates ancient and modern, male and female, polite and barbaric, this latest addition to the acclaimed It's True! series will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Are you ready to learn about real technology and make it yourself? Ready, Set, Code! explains how cutting-edge digital technology works and its surprising uses now and in the future. Filled with interesting examples, each chapter explores a different topic, such as artificial intelligence, sensors and data, and applies it with a fun, hands-on coding project. You will learn how to create your own chatbot, translate messages into different languages, construct a burglar alarm, make digital art and music, and launch a citizen science project. Plus, you’ll learn how to protect yourself online and much more. Suitable for beginners, this book provides illustrated step-by-step instructions to teach kids to code with the highly acclaimed Scratch programming language, popular micro:bit mini computers and simple app building tools.
Psst! This is the best book you'll ever read on pirates! Did you know that 19 September is Talk Like a Pirate Day? Avast there, me hearties! Find out why pirates should have eaten cabbage, but drank rum instead. Discover which captain stole hats, and which one burgled for bandages. Tremble at the stories of Blackbeard, who boarded enemy ships with his beard on fire and cutlass at the ready. Check the website showing well-known pirate hotspots near you! Arm yourself to the teeth with facts piratical
Based on a true story of a courageous woman who overcomes the struggles of marriage to an alcoholic, and discovers her own strength and identity in the midst of changing times in South Africa. Join Heather in her journey from innocence to independence. Follow Heather's journey "Over the Lotion" in this gripping 'Coming to America' story. A MUST Read!
Mary-Kate and Ashley are excited about the cheerleading competition at Camp Pom-Pom, but when their squad's mascot costume disappears, the girls jump into action to catch the thief.
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