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Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming Paperback – 22 Dec. 2012
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- ISBN-101593274076
- ISBN-13978-1593274078
- PublisherNo Starch Press, Incorporated
- Publication date22 Dec. 2012
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions17.78 x 2.29 x 23.5 cm
- Print length348 pages
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"An excellent introduction to programming for anyone interested in learning to program, regardless of their age. The material is extremely well organized and presented, and makes for a great resource for either home or school."
—Roy Wood, GeekDad
'A Good Introduction'
"This book offers a good introduction to computer programming. . . . Using Python for Kids to learn this skill would be an excellent family bonding experience, and the added perk of jointly creating a computer game wouldn't hurt."
—Patrice Gans, Education Week's BookMarks blog
'A Great Book'
"Easy to read, provides sound programming advice and very clear explanations of how programming languages work. A great book for anyone who wants to break into programming without pangs of inadequacy."
—Sandra Henry-Stocker, ITWorld
About the Author
Jason R. Briggs has been a programmer since the age of eight, when he first learned BASIC on a Radio Shack TRS-80. He has written software professionally as a developer and systems architect and served as Contributing Editor for Java Developer’s Journal. His articles have appeared in JavaWorld ONJava and ONLamp Python for Kids is his first book.
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| Compatible with Python version | Python 3 | Python 3 | Python 3 | Python 3 | Python 3 | Python 2 & 3 |
| Special features | Kid-friendly, full-color code and illustrations | Covers Django, matplotlib and plotly, and pygame | Covers working with files en masse, automating emails and texts, scraping the web, and more | Flash card format; includes exercises and challenges to test and hone your skills | Covers modules like pygame, Pylint, pydocstyle, tkinter, python-docx, matplotlib, and pillow | Covers powerful techniques like using generators, handling time zones, and applying functional programming |
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About the Publisher
No Starch Press has published the finest in geek entertainment since 1994, creating both timely and timeless titles like Python Crash Course, Python for Kids, How Linux Works, and Hacking: The Art of Exploitation. An independent, San Francisco-based publishing company, No Starch Press focuses on a curated list of well-crafted books that make a difference. They publish on many topics, including computer programming, cybersecurity, operating systems, and LEGO. The titles have personality, the authors are passionate experts, and all the content goes through extensive editorial and technical reviews. Long known for its fun, fearless approach to technology, No Starch Press has earned wide support from STEM enthusiasts worldwide.
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"An excellent introduction to programming for anyone interested in learning to program, regardless of their age. The material is extremely well organized and presented, and makes for a great resource for either home or school."
―GeekDad
"Despite the title, a fun book for all ages. The provides a clear, easy to follow, introduction to python programming. The content is easy to understand, the examples are clearly illustrated and straightforward."
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- Publisher : No Starch Press, Incorporated
- Publication date : 22 Dec. 2012
- Language : English
- Print length : 348 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1593274076
- ISBN-13 : 978-1593274078
- Item weight : 782 g
- Reading age : 10 - 14 years
- Dimensions : 17.78 x 2.29 x 23.5 cm
- Grade level : 4 - 6
- Best Sellers Rank: 224,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author

Jason R Briggs grew up in Hawke's Bay, on the east coast of New Zealand, but for the last 17 years has divided his time between NZ, Thailand and England.
Which is entirely far too much time spent strapped inside a glorified tin can with wings.
He currently lives in England, in a small village just outside of London, where he spends much of his time grumbling about the weather... the people on the Underground... the distinct lack of anything resembling a proper antipodean lager.
You can find more information on his website: http://jasonrbriggs.com
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Customers find the book effective for language learning, with one mentioning it helps children understand programming concepts, while another notes it's suitable for 15-year-olds.
"...old and this is the first book that has kept my interest and started me programming ...Thank you Mr Briggs" Read more
"If you're completely new to programming, this is a fantastic book to get started with...." Read more
"An invaluable aid for the 15-year old it was bought for, as well as for parents or grandparents who haven't done pythoning before!" Read more
"Still working my way through book. Perfect for kids and adults alike." Read more
Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, with one mentioning its simple text-based games.
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2015I have been trying to get to grips with programming for many years....I am 76 years old and this is the first book that has kept my interest and started me programming ...Thank you Mr Briggs
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2014My 9 yr old had a taster of Scratch and Kuda at school and as a responsible (geeky) Dad this was my choice of Xmas present. Just a month later, we still use family desktop (!) for something more educational than tablet-esque social network grazing and she feels truly empowered; so much that she mentioned this title to her IT teacher who asked to borrow it. My 30 years of IEEE membership cannot be wrong about this one and the next step is (something like) Raspberry For Kids
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 January 2014If you're completely new to programming, this is a fantastic book to get started with. Before I read it I didn't know a thing about any programming language, but now I'm definitely getting to grips with it. I'm not sure how suitable it is for kids, as once you're about mid way through the book it gets quite complicated, but I'd definitely recommend it for any adult wanting to start. Don't be put off by the title, it's ideal for anyone.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2013Bought this for 10 year old grandson to start programming on his Raspberry Pi. I know nothing about programming but it's just right for him.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 October 2014An invaluable aid for the 15-year old it was bought for, as well as for parents or grandparents who haven't done pythoning before!
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2017Still working my way through book.
Perfect for kids and adults alike.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2015This makes learning some tricky concepts such as object oriented code, inehritence in
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 August 2013I'm used to children who want instant results when programming, such as with Scratch. I might have a tough time getting them to concentrate on the basics without any real gratification. I found that some concepts at the beginning of the book need to be fully understood and taken on board to progress, such as embedding values in strings. I also compared the book to JavaScript, which can also provide early gratification while learning.
However, overall if I can keep their interest, the book should prove a valuable resource in helping <12 year-old's to learn programming.
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RafoideReviewed in Spain on 30 March 20155.0 out of 5 stars Gran guía de iniciación a la programación en Python
En varias ocasiones he intentado aprender Python. Hay manuales más y menos extensos. Creo que es una mala idea estudiarse un manual de referencia. Creo que la mejor manera de aprender un lenguaje de programación es retando al lector a probar y a crear sus propios programas, y creo que este libro lo consigue. De una manera más o menos rápida, con no tanto esfuerzo como se pudiera pensar, el libro va guiando al lector al aprendizaje de Python.
Uno de sus puntos fuertes es sin duda que al terminar un capítulo, siempre quedan ganas de continuar leyendo. Si bien puede parecer que el hecho de que sea para niños cause cierto rechazo, lo cierto es que el lenguaje con el que está escrito atrae a niños y a adultos. Que la palabra "niños" no eche para atrás a nadie que quiera aprender Python.
Quizá no me convierta en un gurú de Python, desde luego, pero es un gran punto de inicio. Y como se suele decir, un gran viaje comienza con un pequeño paso.
Yes ZenithReviewed in Canada on 16 June 20155.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Thanks.
Just received this book today. It is a gift to my 8.5-year-old nephew for his going to gift school later this year. He just loves this book so much and he has finished the reading of about one-sixth of this book in a couple of hours today. He has learned some fundamental knowledge of Python in the past weeks. So it is fun and pleasure for him to study this book. Thanks to the author Jason Briggs and also to Amazon.ca. Great book!
Neil from NZReviewed in Australia on 9 October 20225.0 out of 5 stars Good book for kids
great book easy to follow
Thomas Alfred RoweReviewed in the United States on 17 July 20135.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to Python for any age
This Fall, I plan to teach an after-school Python course at our local public school to 4th and 5th graders and I have selected "Python for Kids" to form the content. I had looked at a few books on teaching kids programming and on learning python and Jason Briggs' book stands out for several reasons.
It makes programming and Python in particular accessible to kids with no experience with either. One of the great challenges in teaching kids is shedding assumptions about language, knowledge, perspective etc. that adults take for granted. Jason does this very well without talking down or dumbing down.
I also found the book to be paced well with a balance of challenge (concepts and coding tasks) and support (explanations and help). When new terms or programming concepts arise, Jason makes sure to introduce them so nothing goes over your head.
The first 12 chapters are a basic introduction to the language and to programming concepts and the last 6 take the reader through two programming tasks of increasing difficulty.
The first task is the creation of a "Bounce!" game - it takes 2 chapters (21 pages) to teach and about 100 lines of code. It is a primitive "breakout/pong" style game and really a fair amount of payoff for the effort the budding programmer must put in.
The second program is called "Mr. Stick Man Races for the Exit" and is a bit more advanced/involved. It takes 4 chapters (62 pages) to cover and about 260 lines. It has more complexity but most challenging thing is that for a lot of the code, you can not run it to check your work as you go. I had a bug in my code that took me a bit of effort to find before I got it working perfectly. However, Jason has a companion web site with all code snippets in the book including these last two projects and the code example he provided there helped my find the error I had made.
I am very grateful to Jason for writing the book I was looking for.
ManjayReviewed in India on 2 December 20235.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book for Kids
Its a simple language for kids, easy to understand by kids with great illustrations !!







