Coding for Kids: Python: Learn to Code with 50 Awesome Games and Activities

I bought this book for my son who was interested in programming. He found it helpful. He did go on to becoming a web and game developer.

I bought it today. Will update in a month. So far excellent. Me and My 8 years old son loved it. Also I'll teach my 12 years old with the same book.

My grandson got ahold of this book and it's amazing what he has learned in the first month, we have weekly coding lessons.

This is hands down the easiest to learn for kids who have no clue about Python coding. Fun and comes with 50 awesome games and activities.

I bought this python book for my 10-year-old son who loves to play with computers. He was very excited to learn how to code and create his own small programs with turtle. The book is very well written and easy to follow for kids. The pages are thick and good quality, and the print is clear and colorful. The illustrations are fun and catchy, and they help to explain the concepts and examples. The code samples are engaging and interactive, and they cover a variety of topics such as variables, loops, functions, graphics, and more. My son enjoyed trying out the code and seeing the results on the screen. He also learned some basic math and logic skills along the way. This is a great python book for kids who want to learn how to code in a fun and simple way. It is a good starter book to introduce kids to python in this age of AI era.

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This book was written in clear language that kids can understand. My 11 year old was able to take the book and run with it. The chapters are organized logically and hit on the major building blocks of coding (lists, loops, if/then, etc). Note that we started using Python and this book on a Chromebook (with Linux OS also installed), but then switched to a Windows PC because there are modules some of the exercises import (like a turtle) that wouldn’t work on the Chromebook or Linux. I highly recommend this book for kids to start coding. And Python coders are in demand, so it’s a great skill to learn. Now we are looking for the next book to build on…

Read through this with my 7 year old. In the turtle module, the author jumps around from shape to shape. Every time, she draws a new shape, it's a new window while the books just continue using the same window and shapes are drawn over the turtle and other shapes.In the last chapter, when referencing the colors.py file that authors tells you to create and save, it gives a syntax error when typing "from colors import rgb_red, purple, yellow" in a new file.