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# 25 Scratch Games for Kids: A Playful Guide to Coding

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Buy 25 Scratch Games for Kids: A Playful Guide to Coding Illustrated by Max Wainewright (ISBN: 9781593279905) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Absolutely brilliant - My 8 year old son has been doing a lot of Scratch as he wants to be a game developer one day. Whilst I'm a programmer, Scratch is also new to me so I don't know all the capabilities of this simplified code blocks and can't always answer questions like "Can I make the ball bounce?", "Can I pull back and fling the ball?". This book has given him direction and inspiration for making simple games without overcomplicating things the way he was before; it's great at the "KISS" technique! The first few example games use methods that he's familiar with but with a specific goal in mind and we added extra functions to reset the sprite when you press "r", making it easier to play things like races again. I'm looking forward to creating some of the more difficult games with him. He likes the book for ideas, but doesn't tend to work through step by step unless supervised, even then he's got a tendency to go off on his own journey and make something uniquely his. I'm really pleased with it and so is he. I think 8 year olds will need some support with the book but older (or more rule abiding!) children will be fine. It's simple enough for adults without any programming knowledge to give support.
Review: Excellent guide to Scratch for kids - Ask (almost) any kid why they want to learn to program and they will say they want to write games. This book makes good use of that fact to keep kids interested while teaching them how to program in Scratch. Working though this book with my 8 year old. We are both enjoying building on the examples to make the games do more. Superb book!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 365,208 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 39 in Children's Books on Software 93 in Children's Books on Computer Programming 266 in Games Programming |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (135) |
| Dimensions  | 20.32 x 0.64 x 25.4 cm |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| Grade level  | 3 - 7 |
| ISBN-10  | 1593279906 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1593279905 |
| Item weight  | 380 g |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | Scratch |
| Print length  | 120 pages |
| Publication date  | 31 Oct. 2019 |
| Publisher  | No Starch Press |
| Reading age  | 8 - 12 years |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely brilliant
*by R***T on 22 November 2021*

My 8 year old son has been doing a lot of Scratch as he wants to be a game developer one day. Whilst I'm a programmer, Scratch is also new to me so I don't know all the capabilities of this simplified code blocks and can't always answer questions like "Can I make the ball bounce?", "Can I pull back and fling the ball?". This book has given him direction and inspiration for making simple games without overcomplicating things the way he was before; it's great at the "KISS" technique! The first few example games use methods that he's familiar with but with a specific goal in mind and we added extra functions to reset the sprite when you press "r", making it easier to play things like races again. I'm looking forward to creating some of the more difficult games with him. He likes the book for ideas, but doesn't tend to work through step by step unless supervised, even then he's got a tendency to go off on his own journey and make something uniquely his. I'm really pleased with it and so is he. I think 8 year olds will need some support with the book but older (or more rule abiding!) children will be fine. It's simple enough for adults without any programming knowledge to give support.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent guide to Scratch for kids
*by J***R on 29 December 2020*

Ask (almost) any kid why they want to learn to program and they will say they want to write games. This book makes good use of that fact to keep kids interested while teaching them how to program in Scratch. Working though this book with my 8 year old. We are both enjoying building on the examples to make the games do more. Superb book!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for an 8 year old.
*by A***L on 9 July 2020*

Great and simple book to follow. It's currently being used by an 8 year old and he finds it easy to follow with minimal help.

## Frequently Bought Together

- 25 Scratch 3 Games for Kids: A Playful Guide to Coding
- The Official Scratch Coding Cards (Scratch 3.0): Creative Coding Activities for Kids
- Code Your Own Games!: 20 Games to Create with Scratch

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