{"id":20284,"date":"2020-05-30T08:56:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T07:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20284"},"modified":"2020-05-30T08:58:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T07:58:42","slug":"save-the-world-with-code-by-lorraine-underwoord-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20284","title":{"rendered":"Save the World with Code by Lorraine Underwood – book review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From Lorraine Underwood<\/a>, care of McGraw Hill Publishing, comes this project book which promises to “engage kids with coding and making”. It includes 20 projects using a Raspberry Pi, micro:bit and\/or the Circuit Playground Express – making it the first book I have seen that offers parallel experiences across three devices.<\/p>\n

TL;DR – The book is wonderful and is appropriate for children of all ages. Find it on Amazon<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The multi-device approach is excellent as it means you can see how different devices do things in different ways – it highlights how these devices can be used differently depending on your age and experience level and also gives you a way to learn how to move between them easily.<\/p>\n

The book is in full-colour (which is an excellent choice as the block programming diagrams are colour-coded in the various editors) and this makes the book feel vibrant and “fun”.<\/p>\n

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The content<\/h2>\n

The book opens with a good introduction in which the various boards are described and then the groups of “missions” are introduced. These are: Zombies Defense; Defend Your Home and Save the World.<\/p>\n

In Zombie Defense<\/strong>, you will build:<\/p>\n