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On Nov 2 Menaka Sankaralingam wrote: Learn to Program with Scratch – Majed Marji
The first time I heard of Scratch was in the summer of 2012, when Google announced a “Google summer of code” program for children on Scratch programming. Then, I tried to persuade some neighbourhood children to go for it because my daughter was too young for it. So, when I saw “Learn to program with Scratch” by Majed Marji available for review, I decided to give it a try. Full Review  >

Rating: 4.0

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On Oct 12 Dale Betts wrote: Get this book into every school...
For anyone that want's to get into programming but is always put off by the complexity of the syntax involved then this book is for you. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Oct 2 Sharon Murphy wrote: Book Review: Learn to Program with Scratch by Majed Marji; No Starch Press
I picked this because my eldest has started to mess around with Scratch and I didn't really know anything about it myself, so I wanted to get up to speed to be able to answer his questions. The introduction says the book is targetted at readers from middle school and up: Wikipedia tells me that in the US this is age 11/12. It would definitely be beyond my 8yo to read this himself, and despite the kid-friendly looking cover, I found it challenging myself in places, despite being no spring chicken! :-) Full Review  >

Rating: 4.0

On Sep 11 Michal Konrad Owsiak wrote: Really good reference for Scratch
I have started with Super Scratch Programming Adventure! book and my first reaction was like I wanted to reject this one and not to read it at all. The point here is that Super Scratch is made with better taste when it comes to graphics and is better suited for kids. But, don’t be fooled by the layout. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

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On Apr 15 Santosh Shanbhag wrote: Excellent way to learn Scratch
This is one of those books that I didn't read but feel confident to review. Let me explain - I let my 9-year old read it instead. My kid was thrilled to receive this book and try out the exercises. It rarely came to me for any explanation except for installation of Scratch and some random troubleshooting. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Mar 13 Ninajean Slone wrote: OMG!!! Awesome!
I could say, “OMG!” and only that but then this would be a very short review and a book like this deserves more than that. This book is geared to anyone whether you have any programming experience or not. In fact, I could probably teach my grandkids the basics of how to program with this book and Scratch, which is on the MIT website. I have a brother who is as sharp as a tack in some ways, but is nonetheless mentally retarded. I mention him because I wanted to see if he could use the program. He’s taking to it like a duck to water. I also told my youngest daughter about this program and sent her a link to the MIT Scratch website so she can download it and maybe her kids will want to give it a try. Later today, I’m going to send the same link to my oldest daughter because they may also wish to give Scratch a try. It would be a good experience for them. At least two of my grandkids are into computers like me, and my youngest daughter seemed to be interested when I told her about it. But don’t let the simplicity fool you. It will get you to where you need to be to program in any language you choose to use. This book will help you master Scratch, and then it’s up to you to put all that knowledge you learned to use in other programming languages. I recommend this anyone who wishes to learn programming. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0