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Creative Coding in Python

30+ Programming Projects in Art, Games, and More

by Sheena Vaidyanathan
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Creative Coding in Python teaches kids the fundamentals of computer programming and demonstrates how to code 30+ fun, creative projects using Python, a free, intuitive, open-source programming language that's one of the top five most popular worldwide.

Computer science educator Sheena Vaidyanathan helps kids understand the fundamental ideas of computer programming and the process of computational thinking using illustrations, flowcharts, and pseudocode, then shows how to apply those essentials to code exciting projects in Python:

  • Arcade games and apps: Understand GUI (graphical user interfaces) and create your own arcade games and apps.
  • Geometric art: Use turtle graphics to create original masterpieces.
  • Interactive fiction: Explore booleans and conditionals to invent "create your own adventure" games.
  • Chatbots: Discover variables, strings, integers, and more to design conversational programs.
  • Dice games: Reuse code to devise games of chance.
  • What's next? Look at exciting ways to use your powerful new skills and expand your knowledge of coding in Python.

    • Creative Coding in Python gives kids the tools they need to create their own computer programs.

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    • Release date

      December 18, 2018

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9781631595820

      • PDF ebook

        • ISBN: 9781631595820
        • File size: 212970 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • Booklist

        May 15, 2019
        Grades 4-7 Python is a free coding program language, and this inviting volume written by a computer science teacher introduces new coders to the concept of writing programs in Python and offers 30 projects that will interest readers. The book begins with an easily understandable introduction that describes coding, reasons for learning to code, particulars about Python, and how to install it. Page by page, things get more intensive as the basics of coding and algorithms are explained. Some kids will breeze through this step-by-step information, while others may need some help, but those who persevere will find many interesting projects, including making chatbots, geometric art, interactive fiction, and games. The format, full of computer-generated illustrations, is designed for clarity and pushes kids along as they heighten their skills. A What's Next? section offers even more resources for readers who want to expand their skills further yet, as well as a basic glossary and additional reading on the topic. Beginners as well as the more adept should find this of interest.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)

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