Lift-the-Flap Computers and Coding: A Fun Guide to Programming and Robots for Kids (Ages 7-10)
Why we picked it
Friendly robot guides lead young readers through lift-the-flap reveals showing what is inside a computer, how chips process data, and how the internet works, building toward coding concepts using real Scratch examples and links to further exploration.
Our review
Lift the flaps to reveal what is inside a computer, how chips work, and what really happens when you go on the internet. Friendly robots explain coding from simple commands to loops and repeating instructions, with real examples in Scratch and internet links to further exploration. A delightful, interactive first look at how computers and code actually work for curious young readers.
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Lift the flaps to reveal whats inside a computer, how chips work and what really happens when you go on the internet, explained with the help of friendly robots. Fun puzzles and a treasure hunt game illustrate the basics of coding, from simple commands to repeating sets of instructions, with real examples in the coding language ScratchT. Includes internet links to specially selected websites where readers can discover even more coding ideas, tips and games.Computer coding is a compulsory topic on the UK National Curriculum for primary schools, and children learn to create and debug simple programs at Key Stage 1.
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