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Could you program a toaster Make a phone call on a watch Stop a thief from stealing your identity With computers we can do all this and more. Learn about our digital lives from staying safe online to understanding a computer's languages and discover how computers store and use our information in Computers and Coding. This series uses engaging imagery and simple information to equip young readers with the digital skills they need to live and learn in a virtual world.l

Looks at what robots are, ideas about them through history, practical and experimental robots currently in use or development, and fictional robots in various media. --

An easy-to-understand picture book explaining AI to young readers, whilst celebrating how amazing human brains really are!Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence - and we all have LOTS of questions. What exactly is it? Why is it such a big deal? Are there any risks? And how is it going to transform our lives?Award-winning author-illustrator Neal Layton is here to explain all there is to know about AI, from the early computers that could only solve sums to the AI programs of today that...

An introduction to coding for complete beginners, this friendly and accessible book will teach children the basics of Scratch (a free, online programme developed by MIT which is widely used in primary schools), allowing them to get inside the code of their computer and create simple games and animations on screen.

"Learn how to create computer-generate 3D models like the ones used in video games and animated films"--

Check out the brand new series of official Minecraft Guides. The first four titles in the series, Guide to Exploration, Guide to Creative, Guide to Redstone and Guide to the Nether and the End, publish in 2017. This official Minecraft book from Mojang opens up new worlds of construction. Minecraft Exploded Builds is a medieval-themed building book, packed with guides, schematics and inspirational ideas to construct, defend and customise your very own castle. Designed in an aged, medieval styl...

The "Usborne Computer Guides" series is designed to help the complete beginners, as well as those who want to build on their experience, develop a wide-range of word-processing skills, using Word 97 or Office 97. Users are taken step-by-step through all the basics, such as writing letters and creating letterheads with simple graphics. Each double page is filled with screenshots and illustrations and includes tips and advice, using clearly-written jargon-free text.

The perfect book for the coders of the future!Python is a great introduction to real-world coding languages. In this book, learn how to write programs that ask questions, draw shapes, throw dice and even build you a clock. As you go, get to grips with key coding concepts like loops, variables and functions.The Generation Code series is a hands-on guide to computer coding, designed to train you in the coding languages used by real-world computer programmers. You'll discover how to code exciting p...

Discover how today's amazing inventions and technologies work while developing your coding skills!Recreate the technology that lives in robots with code. Learn about sensors, create a robot arm game, program a robot and much more!Each book goes inside a different machine or technology and explains the key computer code and systems that are controlling them. Step-by-step activities teach you how to create your own versions of these machines on screen, and bring them to life - with code! The foc...

This book will help budding young programmers discover their own creativity. Learn how to develop apps that make the world a better place, plan out the code needed to build them, then hop online to try out your new skills on the companion website. Let's get coding!Kids Get Coding is a fantastic, hands-on resource for anyone looking to get started with coding. The eight books cover key areas of the KS1 computing curriculum with simple text. Each title contains practical on- and off-line activitie...