{"id":14961,"date":"2016-06-27T18:11:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T17:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14961"},"modified":"2016-06-27T18:11:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T17:11:04","slug":"raspberry-pi-foundation-launches-new-learn-to-code-with-scratch-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14961","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi Foundation launches new Learn to Code with Scratch book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/magpi\/issues\/essentials-scratch-v1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raspberrypi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Scratch-Cover-493x700.jpg?resize=493%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"493\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Foundation &amp; The MagPi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/blog\/learn-code-scratch-magpis-latest-essentials-e-book\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced today<\/a>\u00a0that they have produced a new book. This one has 13 chapters focused on programming with Scratch. Although a print date has yet to be announced, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/raspberrypi.org\/magpi-issues\/Essentials_Scratch_v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">download the PDF for free<\/a> or purchase it via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raspberry.magpi\">Android<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/the-magpi-magazine\/id972033560\">iOS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Foundation &amp; The MagPi announced today\u00a0that they have produced a new book. This one has 13 chapters focused on programming with Scratch. 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