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Code It! Create It!: Ideas & Inspiration for Coding
Come up with the perfect coding-powered project in this informative, interactive journal published in partnership with the nonprofit organization Girls Who Code!
Think being creative has nothing to do with computer coding? Think again! Coding is all about creativity.
The video games you play, the photo-sharing apps you love, the animated movies you watch—they’re all made with code. And the coolest part? YOU can make anything with code, too! The possibilities for coding projects are limitless, so use these pages to get inspired, jot down ideas, doodle, play coding games, and more. Let your imagination run wild—you just might come up with the most awesome coding project ever.
Think being creative has nothing to do with computer coding? Think again! Coding is all about creativity.
The video games you play, the photo-sharing apps you love, the animated movies you watch—they’re all made with code. And the coolest part? YOU can make anything with code, too! The possibilities for coding projects are limitless, so use these pages to get inspired, jot down ideas, doodle, play coding games, and more. Let your imagination run wild—you just might come up with the most awesome coding project ever.
- GenresCoding
112 pages, Hardcover
Published October 31, 2017
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October 30, 2017
A companion book to the Girls Who Code novels and Girls Who Code itself, Code It! Create It! is a book that will appeal to those already familiar with the subject and those that have only a passing glance idea of it.
This activity book is a good addition to the Girls Who Code line because it's accessible to it's core audience. The text isn't dense considering the material addressed and it's broken up with typical fun things like word searches and mazes. There are a couple of pieces of information in the first half that feel a bit repetitive, which detracted from the main goal for me a bit, but overall the flow of the book was good.
There's a glance at basic programming languages, ideas as to what coding is for and how the process of learning coding can be applied not only to it, but to everyday activities as well. These parallels are part of the reason I think this book will be a success both with girls heading in with coding interest already and those that are looking into developing a new hobby or skill.
Plenty of room is left for the owner of the book, and anyone that they invite to help (as the book is big on working by yourself or with a group of friends, totally up to you), to come up with ideas, draw plans, doodle, etc. There is so much room to breath in the book alongside the learning in what I would typically consider a rigid subject. The nice thing about the binding of the book itself, besides the content, is that it's hard bound and the covers lay flat, making it easier to draw on the provided pages.
I'm excited that books like this are being published, especially for younger girls. Coding, web and app development, etc., is not a single gender field field anymore like it might have been considered going back decades. Women have made incredible strides, including some mentioned in this very book. Hopefully the readers the pick up this book will find a little inspiration to start their own journey.
I received a copy of this book from Penguin Young Readers for promotional purposes and an honest review.
This activity book is a good addition to the Girls Who Code line because it's accessible to it's core audience. The text isn't dense considering the material addressed and it's broken up with typical fun things like word searches and mazes. There are a couple of pieces of information in the first half that feel a bit repetitive, which detracted from the main goal for me a bit, but overall the flow of the book was good.
There's a glance at basic programming languages, ideas as to what coding is for and how the process of learning coding can be applied not only to it, but to everyday activities as well. These parallels are part of the reason I think this book will be a success both with girls heading in with coding interest already and those that are looking into developing a new hobby or skill.
Plenty of room is left for the owner of the book, and anyone that they invite to help (as the book is big on working by yourself or with a group of friends, totally up to you), to come up with ideas, draw plans, doodle, etc. There is so much room to breath in the book alongside the learning in what I would typically consider a rigid subject. The nice thing about the binding of the book itself, besides the content, is that it's hard bound and the covers lay flat, making it easier to draw on the provided pages.
I'm excited that books like this are being published, especially for younger girls. Coding, web and app development, etc., is not a single gender field field anymore like it might have been considered going back decades. Women have made incredible strides, including some mentioned in this very book. Hopefully the readers the pick up this book will find a little inspiration to start their own journey.
I received a copy of this book from Penguin Young Readers for promotional purposes and an honest review.
November 10, 2017
Now the Activity book is Called Girls who Code: Code it! Create It! Ideas and Inspiration for coding. This book holds a small dictionary of Coding terms like Programming Language, Variables, Java, Html, and CSS which are all terms you used when coding. For young kids this is great to learn early, I personally learn these terms in college. It also has a short section about three famous women who help make computers what they are today. It also has Crossword puzzles, Mazes, and Writing spaces for plenty of ideas for coding. The activities really teach young girls on how to start getting into coding. If you wish to know my thoughts on this book, you can find them at this link:https://melimimi.blogspot.com/2017/11...
October 6, 2019
I reviewed this book before giving it as a gift. Good activity book for young girls as an intro to coding. I’m not familiar with the other books in this series, so it seems like this may be better as a follow-up to those, rather than a stand-alone book.
December 28, 2020
Not what I expected. A lot of blank pages for children to be creative. I wish it explained more about what coding actually is.
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