Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World
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Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World

Saujani, Reshma

Why we picked it

From the founder of Girls Who Code, this New York Times bestseller uses dynamic artwork and real-world examples to introduce coding principles and show young readers how programming can be used to build things that genuinely matter.

Our review

Part how-to, part empowerment, and all engaging: from the founder of Girls Who Code, a book that has inspired over 40,000 young people to learn computing skills. With dynamic artwork, accessible explanations of coding principles, and real examples of people using code to solve real problems, it is one of the most effective and inspiring introductions to programming for middle-school readers.

About this book

From the product listing

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Part how-to, part girl-empowerment, and all fun, from the leader of the movement championed by Sheryl Sandberg, Malala Yousafzai, and John Legend. Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has taught computing skills to and inspired over 40,000 girls across America. Now its founder, and author Brave Not Perfect, Reshma Saujani, wants to inspire you to be a girl who codes! Bursting with dynamic artwork, down-to-earth explanations of coding principles, and real-life stories of girls and women working at places like Pixar and NASA, this graphically animated book shows what a huge role computer science plays in our lives and how much fun it can be. No matter your interestsports, the arts, baking, student government, social justicecoding can help you do what you love and make your dreams come true. Whether youre a girl whos never coded before, a girl who codes, or a parent raising one, this entertaining book, printed in bold two-color and featuring art on every page, will have you itching to create your own apps, games, and robots to make the world a better place.

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Middle School
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