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San Francisco, CA, August 22, 2012—Scratch is a wildly popular educational programming language used by millions of first-time programmers worldwide. Developed by MIT's Media Lab, Scratch lets kids create interactive games, stories, music, and art and see the results of their work immediately. Just by combining colorful blocks of code, kids quickly learn computer programming concepts without having to master the cryptic syntaxes found in other programming languages.
(, August 2012, 160 pp., $24.95, ISBN 9781593274092) is a kid-friendly guide that promises to be the introduction to Scratch that young geeks (and the people who love them) have been waiting for. This full-color, cartoon-illustrated book teaches programming fundamentals with patient, step-by-step explanations and exciting programming challenges. Each chapter covers an arcade-inspired videogame that kids can create (and play!) in an afternoon.
Endorsed by Mitchel Resnick, MIT professor and the creator of Scratch, promises to make programming accessible and fun for any beginning programmer.
For more information or to request a review copy of , contact Jessica Miller at No Starch Press (nostarchpr@oreilly.com, +1.415.863.9900, x110) or visit .
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About Scratch
The Scratch programming language makes it easy to create interactive art, stories, simulations, and games, and share those creations online. Scratch is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. has nearly 1.2 million registered users who have shared over 2.7 million projects to date.
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Publisher: No Starch Press By The LEAD Project ISBN: 9781593274092, $24.95 August 2012, 160 pp. Ages 8 and up order@oreilly.com 1-800-998-9938 1-707-827-7000 |
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