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The Electronic Adventures of Diga Byte: Wrong Turn, The First of His Adventures
Diga Byte is a small chubby worm who lives in a family's computer. He rides a wonderful train called the Internet Express all over the World Wide Web in search of knowledge and fun. A rumbling tummy and a wrong turn on the USB bus send him into the family's digital camera where he explores all the images of their vacation until he is downloaded again back in to his computer.
52 pages, Paperback
First published August 27, 2008
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April 26, 2009
The Electronic Adventures of Diga Byte: Wrong Turn, The First of His Adventures by Meredith Mammano is the first installment in a new series of children's books designed to help introduce children to the amazing world of computers. In this book, we are introduced to Diga Byte, a digital worm who lives inside of a computer and get to share his adventures as he explores the World Wide Web or internet. Without using technical jargon, this book explains to children some of the processes that go on inside the computer and how the internet functions. This is done through a clever use of storytelling in a series of episodes detailing different features of the internet.
I found this book to be very straightforward and easy to read. It succeeds in informing children about the internet in an entertaining way. From Diga Byte waking up in his electronic bed to hopping on the Internet Express or having a happy lunch at the Garden page, there is always something exciting happening that serves as the backdrop for a key lesson about the internet. The artwork is appropriate for this kind of book and helps children to visualize what is going on in the story. I am most impressed that Mammano is able to take the complexities of the internet and distill it in a form that is not only digestible for children, but interesting as well.
Overall, The Electronic Adventures of Diga Byte: Wrong Turn, The First of His Adventures is a good book and one that would make a great gift for younger children who enjoy learning about computers. Judging by the first entry, the "Diga Byte" series should be a resounding success.
Recommended for children ranging from ages 4 and up.
I found this book to be very straightforward and easy to read. It succeeds in informing children about the internet in an entertaining way. From Diga Byte waking up in his electronic bed to hopping on the Internet Express or having a happy lunch at the Garden page, there is always something exciting happening that serves as the backdrop for a key lesson about the internet. The artwork is appropriate for this kind of book and helps children to visualize what is going on in the story. I am most impressed that Mammano is able to take the complexities of the internet and distill it in a form that is not only digestible for children, but interesting as well.
Overall, The Electronic Adventures of Diga Byte: Wrong Turn, The First of His Adventures is a good book and one that would make a great gift for younger children who enjoy learning about computers. Judging by the first entry, the "Diga Byte" series should be a resounding success.
Recommended for children ranging from ages 4 and up.
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