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If you like playing computer games, why not make your own? This book has all you need to build amazing games, including thrilling racing challenges, zany platform games, and fiendish puzzles.Computer Coding Games for Kids is the ideal guide for children ages 9-12 who want to learn more about computer programming using scratch. It can also be used by parents who want to help their children learn to code. Follow the simple steps to become an expert coder, using the popular programming language Scratch™ 3.0. This updated edition is the first to be tablet-computer friendly, making it even easier to get coding.With this coding book for kids, you can: - Improve your coding skills and create your own games, before remixing and customizing them.- Pick up the fundamentals of computer programming in steps that make even the most difficult coding concepts fun and easy to understand.- Share your games online and challenge friends and family to beat each other's scores. Fun games engage children and help teach them to learn code. Jumpy Monkey will show you how to simulate gravity in your games, or give Dog's Dinner a go to learn about collision detection. With this book, children won’t just learn how computer code works - they will understand why it's done that way. Once they have whizzed through the book, the possibilities are endless!

If English is sounding like a foreign language, make it easy and effortless with the ultimate study guide. This visual reference book takes you through all the different parts of the English language, leaving you ready to help your children tackle the trickiest of subjects.Carol Vorderman's unique study aid encourages parents and children to work together as a team to understand and use all aspects of the English language, including grammar, punctuation, and spelling. This latest title in the best-selling Help Your Kids series combines pictures, diagrams, instructions, and examples to cover the components of the school syllabus, while building knowledge, boosting confidence, and aiding understanding.With your support, children can overcome the challenges of English, leaving them calm, confident, and exam ready.

Don't just play computer games - help children build them with your own home computer! Calling all coders, this is a straightforward, visual guide to helping kids understand the basics of computer coding using Scratch and Python coding languages. Essential coding concepts like scripts, variables, and strings are explained using build-along projects and games.Kids can create online games to play like Monkey Mayhem and Bubble Blaster, draw mazes and shapes, build animations, and more using the step-by-step examples to follow and customize. Seven projects let kids (and their parents) practice the skills as they are learning in each section of the book. Kids get instant results, even when completely new to coding.Packed with visual examples, expert tips, a glossary of key terms, and extras such as profiles of famous coders, Help Your Kids with Computer Coding lays a hands-on foundation for computer programming, so adults and kids can learn together.Supporting STEM education initiatives, computer coding teaches kids how to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically, and is quickly becoming a necessary and sought-after skill. DK's computer coding books are full of fun exercises with step-by-step guidance, making them the perfect introductory tools for building vital skills in computer programming.User note: At home, all you need is a desktop or laptop with Adobe 10.2 or later, and an internet connection to download Scratch 2.0 and Python 3. Coding with Scratch can be done without download on https: //scratch.mit.edu.Series Overview: DK's bestselling Help Your Kids With series contains crystal-clear visual breakdowns of important subjects. Simple graphics and jargon-free text are key to making this series a user-friendly resource for frustrated parents who want to help their children get the most out of school.

"Build your Python coding skills step-by-step and have fun doing it! Learn to programme simple games, apps, and more.Python is easier than other professional coding languages, but no less powerful. Use the hands-on approach of Computer Coding Python Projects for Kids and learn how it all works. Make your way through step-by-step projects that build your knowledge gradually, from simple functions to building a space treasure game.This clear and approachable book will guide you through the new terms and phrases until you're confident in your coding skills. Hints and helpful tips will assist with common problems, as well as encouraging creative thinking with notes on how you can personalise and adapt your projects.Computer Coding Python Projects for Kids has all you need to master Python, one of the world's most popular computer programming languages. Just follow the steps and you'll be building fantastic games and handy apps in no time."

Learn how to make your own games using the UK's No 1 coding language, PythonBuild and play your own computer games, from creative quizzes to perplexing puzzles, by coding them in the Python programming language!Whether you're a seasoned programmer or a beginner hoping to learn Python, you'll find Computer Coding Python Games for Kids fun to read and easy to follow. Each chapter shows you how to construct a complete working game in simple numbered steps. Using freely available resources such as Pygame, Pygame Zero, and a downloadable pack of images and sounds, you can add animations, music, scrolling backgrounds, scenery, and other exciting professional touches. After building the game, find out how to adapt it to create your own personalised version with secret hacks and cheat codes! You'll master the key concepts that programmers need to write code - not just in Python, but in all programming languages. Find out what bugs, loops, flags, strings, and turtles are. Learn how to plan and design the ultimate game, and then play it to destruction as you test and debug it. Before you know it, you'll be a coding genius!

The maths book every parent needs to make learning this subject fun and engaging. Unlock your child's academic achievement with this unique and colourful approach to understanding times tables. An education book for kids in a series created by Carol Vorderman, the UK's number 1 bestselling education author. If your kids are struggling with their times tables, this book is for you. A comprehensive and accessible guide and workbook that provides a range of learning techniques complemented by practice exercises throughout. From times tables basics to challenging number sequences, the methods, tricks and tips shown ensure that no child (or parent) is left feeling bewildered.Fun graphics help to engage your child and allow them to visualise the maths problem in front of them. It even offers super handy parents' notes on the practice tests to make sure that you can answer any tricky questions with confidence and give essential times tables guidance.Help Your Kids with Times Tables is the perfect guide for frustrated children and confused adults.Build Confidence, Reduce Stress And Solve Times Tables!So, you want to help your kids understand what they're being taught. Often, a trip down this memory lane can be a real challenge for adults (especially since the curriculum has likely changed a whole lot since you were in school!). An invaluable guide to help your kids learn maths, this book will become your best friend! Straightforward, with easy to follow tips, hints, and advice from Carol Vorderman, helping your children understand and remember their times tables forever. The practice pages and questions have been compiled and tested by a team of experts and allow parents and kids to work together to solve even the trickiest times tables!Guaranteed to build confidence, reduce stress, and make even the most difficult aspects of this subject simple, clear and accessible. This easy times tables book is ideal for Key Stage 1 and 2 children (ages 5-11) and includes:-Easy times tables-Tricky times tables-Times tables time challenges-Times tables practiceHelp Your Kids with Times Tables is one of many in this educational series of Help Your Kids With academic books that enable parents to help their children with schoolwork. Other options in this range include Help Your Kids with Maths, Help Your Kids with Computer Science, Help Your Kids with Study Skills, and more.

When homework feels like a big mountain to climb for your kids, help them reach the top of their geography class with this unique step-by-step visual guide. Covering all the core subjects for 10-16 year olds, from oceans to volcanoes to climate change and population growth, this invaluable guide allows parents and kids to work together to understand even the trickiest topics.Inside of the pages of this subject aid, you'll find: - Supporting core national curriculum geography topics for ages 10-16 years, Key Stages 2, 3 and 4- Concepts of human and physical geography, including fieldwork skills, using easy to follow explanations- Presents practical skills necessary for succeeding in the subject- Provides key support for developing geography skills at home alongside school studiesFully revised and updated for 2021, to include global pandemics, climate change, mega cities data science. Help Your Kids with Geography builds confidence, reduces stress, and makes even the most difficult aspects of this subject simple, clear, and accessible for children in key stages 3-4. Brush up on your own knowledge of the earth sciences, weather systems, topography and bio-geography with interesting facts to help your kids navigate the longitude and latitude of their homework.DK's Help Your Kids With series covers a range of school subjects such as Maths, Science, English, Computer Coding, Computer Skills and there's even a Help Your Kids With Study Skills, to make school work less frustrating for students and parents.

The teenage years can be awkward - bodies change, and sweat, smells, and spots become part of life. Growing Up has a supportive but straightforward approach that gives you the knowledge ahead of time. Why do boys' voices break? How do hormones work? From managing spots to mending a broken heart, this book has the answers and advice for parents and kids on discussing potentially embarrassing topics.Inside this book, you’ll find: -An overview of the main areas of growing up, including mental and physical health, social media, relationships, exams and money-Clear, step-by-step explanations to support parents and children in tackling important issues such as puberty, gender, self-expression, digital life and so much more-Simple and colourful graphics to make these subjects seem a little less scary As well as the biological facts of puberty, this book is bursting with tips on how to navigate the emotional and social challenges of growing up - from relationships and confidence to cyberbullying and alcohol. It gives you the tools to understand and tackle challenging subjects, including discrimination, drugs, and difficult life events, and practical, straightforward guidance on mental health issues such as anxiety and low self-esteem.Growing Up has also been updated so it contains content on contemporary topics such as post-pandemic mental health, eco-anxiety, online hate, and the impact of influencers.

If you find maths mindboggling, you can count on this ultimate study guide to get all the answers you need. This visual reference book gets you ready to help your children tackle the trickiest of subjects. From algebra and angles to sequences and statistics - and everything in between - Carol Vorderman's unique study aid sums it all up, helping prepare children for key stage 3 level maths and beyond. The Help Your Kids with Maths workbook encourages parents and children to work together as a team to solve even the most challenging problems on the school syllabus. A clear mix of pictures, diagrams, and instructions help to build knowledge, boost confidence, and gain understanding through home learning. This latest version includes updates to the UK National Curriculum and features additional information on roman numerals, time, fractions, and times tables. With your support, children can overcome the challenges of maths, leaving them calm, confident, and exam ready.