Used Book in Good Condition</br></br>Product Description</br></br><div><p><strong>For Kids Aged 10+ (And Their Parents)</strong><br/><br/></p><p><b>The code in this book runs on almost anything: Windows?? Mac?? Linux?? even an OLPC laptop or Raspberry Pi!</b></p><p>Python is a powerful?? expressive programming language"'s easy to learn and fun to use! But books about learning to program in Python can be kind of dull?? gray?? and boring?? and that's no fun for anyone.</p><p><i>Python for Kids</i> brings Python to life and brings you (and your parents) into the world of programming. The ever-patient Jason R. Briggs will guide you through the basics as you experiment with unique (and often hilarious) example programs that feature ravenous monsters?? secret agents?? thieving ravens?? and more. New terms are defined; code is colored?? dissected?? and explained; and quirky?? full-color illustrations keep things on the lighter side.</p><p>Chapters end with programming puzzles designed to stretch your brain and strengthen your understanding. By the end of the book you'll have programmed two complete games: a clone of the famous Pong and " Man Races for the Exit"?a platform game with jumps?? animation?? and much more.</p><p>As you strike out on your programming adventure?? you'll learn how to:</p><ul><li>Use fundamental data structures like lists?? tuples?? and maps</li><li>Organize and reuse your code with functions and modules</li><li>Use control structures like loops and conditional statements</li><li>Draw shapes and patterns with Python's turtle module</li><li>Create games?? animations?? and other graphical wonders with tkinter</li></ul><p>Why should serious adults have all the fun? <i>Python for Kids</i> is your ticket into the amazing world of computer programming.</p></div></br></br>Amazon.com Review</br></br><div class=" <p>From the Author: Top 5 Tips & Tricks for Beginning Programmers</p> <br /> <div class="rightImage"> <img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/oreilly/1593274076_Giraffe-300._V399356200_.png" alt="Python for   Kids" width="" height=""/> </div> <p><b>1. Never try to understand a long piece of code (or a long program) in one go.</b> Focus on a few statements at a time. If possible?? try to take a smaller chunk of the code and run it yourself to see what it does. Experimenting is   always good?? even if it doesn??t work and you get weird error messages?? you??ve learned something!</p>  <p><b>2. Try it yourself.</b> Make sure you try out code examples for yourself (don??t just read about them). Trying something and running it?? actually helps it stick in your   head. Better yet?? if you change things around to see what effect that has?? you??ll learn and understand more.</p>  <p><b>3. If all else fails?? sleep on it.</b> Sometim