Adventures in Coding

Learn to code the “fun” way with eleven real projects for true beginners!”

Adventures in Coding” is written specifically for young people who want to learn how to code, but don’t know where to begin. No experience? No problem! This book starts from the very beginning to take you from newbie to app-builder in no time. You’ll ‘learn by doing’ as you build projects designed to help you master fundamental programming skills–and you’ll have a great time doing it. These skills form the foundation of any programmer’s tool set, and you’ll continue to use them as you graduate to other devices and more difficult projects.

Each chapter includes a video to help clear up any confusion and make sure you “really” understand, so you can keep programming your way through every single project without hitting major roadblocks. If you’re ready to start designing your own program, this book will help you get started today.

• Learn the basic programming skills you’ll use everywhere
• Build nine fun projects from super-basic to pretty challenging
• Build the skills you need to create bigger and better apps
• Watch video tutorials for extra help and explanations.

How many times have you played with an app only to find yourself wishing it had this or that feature? If you learn how to code, “you” can be the creator of the next big app! But it all starts with that first small project. “Adventures in Coding” provides all the information you need, so let’s get coding!

Table of Contents

Adventure 1 Scratching the Surface
Adventure 2 Where in the World Is Scratch?
Adventure 3 Using Control Blocks
Adventure 4 Using Sensing Blocks
Adventure 5 Using Event Blocks
Adventure 6 Variables and Lists
Adventure 7 Using Operators in Scratch
Adventure 8 Using Graphics and the Pen
Adventure 9 Building Your Own Blocks
Adventure 10 Making and Using Sounds and Music
Adventure 11 Exploring the Scratch Universe
Appendix A Installing the Scratch Offline Editor
Appendix B Testing Your Programs