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Informationen zum Autor Alex Woolf has written more than 150 books, both fiction and non-fiction, mostly for children. Many of these have sold around the world and his words have been translated into over a dozen different languages. He has written on a huge range of subjects including Romans, chocolate, asteroids, sharks, Tudors, flying reptiles, soap, bees and acne. In 2019, he won a Fiction Express award for his story, Mystery at Moon Base One . Alex lives in North London with his family and two cats, Juno and Minerva. David Broadbent has been an illustrator for many a long year, he has created illustrations for different companies and people all over this planet of ours and would like to keep doing so. Books are his favourite thing to work on and he has created artwork for titles such as Do Nice be Kind Spread Happy , Be the Change, Make it Happen and The Camper Van Bible . He lives on the south coast of England with his family, including a strange dog and a three legged hamster. Klappentext Help your child to develop their growth mindset as they discover how real computer coders look at the world and how they think . Children's brains are powerful and flexible, but they need exercising and challenging to develop. In this book they will uncover the core skills that can make a good coder great, and be encouraged to have a go at some simple activities to help them to train their brain to become better at applying outstanding coding practice. By uncovering the way that real coders look at the world and approach problems logically, they will be learning skills that will set them in good stead for life. Each topic is broken down into manageable chunks, so the reader can build up their skills and naturally develop their thinking. Each book contains biographies of four top coders or computing experts, and the humorous illustrations throughout help the reader to understand some of the trickier concepts. Ideal for students aged 8+ who are studying coding or S.T.E.A.M. topics at key stage 2. Titles in this series: Think Like An Astronaut Think Like An Artist Think Like a Coder Think Like An Engineer Think Like A Mathematician Think Like A Scientist Vorwort Get ahead in popular S.T.E.A.M. careers by learning to think like the experts and developing a growth mindset Zusammenfassung Get ahead in popular S.T.E.A.M. careers by learning to think like the experts and developing a growth mindset Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Could you be a coder?1: Learn to speak computer1: Be precise1: Ada Lovelace: computer pioneer1: Be creative1: Have fun1: Break it down 1: Learn the rules 1: Grace Hopper: early programmer1: Be logical1: Don't worry1: Watch out for bugs1: Bill Gates: Microsoft founder1: Be accurate1: Watch your steps1: Be organised1: Be a team player1: Tim Berners-Lee: web inventor1: Find flaws1: Ask for help1: Get practising1: Glossary and further information1: Index...
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Alex Woolf has written more than 150 books, both fiction and non-fiction, mostly for children. Many of these have sold around the world and his words have been translated into over a dozen different languages. He has written on a huge range of subjects including Romans, chocolate, asteroids, sharks, Tudors, flying reptiles, soap, bees and acne. In 2019, he won a Fiction Express award for his story, Mystery at Moon Base One. Alex lives in North London with his family and two cats, Juno and Minerva.David Broadbent has been an illustrator for many a long year, he has created illustrations for different companies and people all over this planet of ours and would like to keep doing so. Books are his favourite thing to work on and he has created artwork for titles such as Do Nice be Kind Spread Happy, Be the Change, Make it Happen and The Camper Van Bible. He lives on the south coast of England with his family, including a strange dog and a three legged hamster.
