The Penguin That Can Code: The First Coding Adventure

by Elsa Joseph

"I absolutely loved the overall message of this book. With so many "standards" set for children nowadays, it's so important to let them know that they can do anything they set their little minds to." Debbie (Children's book reviewer), New York "The book is adorable, and a great introduction to coding for our youngest readers." Anissa Shea (School Librarian), California "I'm not sure if this story is part of the STEM curriculum but it should be. We need more stories like this that show what people can do in the technology field and how it can change the world." Amazon Customer, United States "This story shows the very basic concepts of coding by giving directions, and showing how the code is applied to a computer (in this instance an electronic sleigh) and how they can accomplish something efficiently with their code." Meghan (Librarian), Canada 'The Penguin That Can Code - The First Coding Adventure' is the story about a little penguin and his Dad. They live in Iceville, a beautiful polar village somewhere in the Antarctic. While all the other penguins in Iceville catch fish, Daddy Penguin codes, and this fact is not approved much by the fellow penguins. The other penguins in his place don't have much idea about coding. And then suddenly, the penguins of Iceville are having a hard time, since they are not able to find enough fish. As the story proceeds, the little penguin accidentally finds a place that has lots of fish and with the help of Daddy Penguin and some coding they are able to bring enough fish to Iceville which makes Daddy Penguin a hero.There is even a fun snippet of code included in the story for little ones. Best for ages 2-8.

31 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 9, 2020

Reviews

[Hal Huntley · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting book that shows a very simple code

This book has cute graphics; quite simple and very nice. I don't think the penguin would code in Python - too dangerous. Since he lives near the water he will eventually code in C.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet book

A sweet book for kids with very simple drawings. I liked the cute story and the simple coding introduced too.

[Ann Graves · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun way to show how coding works

This is a great introduction to way and how to code for little ones. A heart warming tale that shows that it’s ok to be different and that coding helps to solve problems. Another fab book in a great series.