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This book is part how-to, part profile, and all about leading the girl code revolution! Discover step-by-step instructions for interesting projects and profiles of inspirational female coders and leaders who are breaking down barriers in STEM fields. Page Plus URLs inside the book take readers to fun coding projects online!

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This slight offering is intended for use with the Vidcode Lerner sandbox, an online tool that encourages playful exploration with coding. The text directs readers to the free URL, where users can register for personal accounts and code online in real time. The book alternates between six projects that explore coding basics (variables, objects, properties, arrays, loops, and conditionals) and sketches of prominent women computer programmers. The activities are simple and fun: create a meme, animate a rainbow, generate an emoji, produce some Pop Art. The website provides step-by-step directions, which are repeated verbatim in the text alongside extremely helpful screenshots. The profiles consist of a color portrait, a couple paragraphs of background information, and a direct quote, all intended to emphasize the contributions of women and encourage girls to get into coding. Beginners will require adult assistance at first, but the projects offer endless variations, and young users should be able to move to independent coding at some point. This will be a welcome resource for neophyte coders, including parents.--Booklist -- Website (11/13/2020 12:00:00 AM)

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Sheela Preuitt enjoys writing nonfiction books on STEM topics for children. She is awed by the unfathomable magnitude of our universe and loves to share that admiration with the young readers through her books. She has a masters in Science Education, a masters in Computer Science, and ten published books.

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