Young Rewired State. Get Coding! Learn HTML, CSS, and Javascript and
Build a Website, App, and Game. Candlewick Press 2017 207p $12.99
ISBN 978-0-7636-9276-6 elem/ms Nonfiction VG-BN
Written for students ages 9-12, this title would serve upper-level
elementary through high-school readers who have a desire to learn
coding. Whether students want to build a website, an app, or a game,
they will need to learn how to code. The author provides them with
step-by-step instructions on how to write code using three programming
languages: HTML (Hyper-Text Markup Language), CSS (Cascading Style
Sheets), and JavaScript. Students are taught how to code through six
missions to assist the explorer Professor Bairstone and scientist Dr.
Ruby Day in keeping the Monk Diamond safe. The section for each
mission includes a Mission Brief, Code Skills, The Explorer’s
Encyclopedia, and Do-It-Yourself Tasks. With easy-to-follow and step-
by-step directions, students will use their own PC or Mac to build
their own webpages in order to help keep the Monk Diamond safe. The
author provides readers who have a true desire to learn how to code
and enhance their own technology skills with an interactive format.
As they try these missions and put the finishing touches on their web
sites, their confidence will grow. From start to finish, students will
acquire coding skills while having fun accomplishing a mission.
The author includes colorful illustrations, recommended websites to
help new coders attain new knowledge, information about joining Young
Rewired State, and an index. Elementary, middle or high-school
collections could benefit from this title. It can be used as a
textbook on how to design a website.
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