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Win 1 of 3 book bundles including Coding For Kids For Dummies and Digital Filmmaking For Kids For Dummies
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- Published on Thursday, 16 July 2015 11:10
- Last Updated on 12 July 2015
- Monica Costa
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For parents struggling to entertain their kids over the summer break, For Dummies are publishing a range of titles aimed at kids aged 7 – 16 years, which offer hands on, fun and practical projects. Whether it’s helping them to attempt a series of filming projects or grasping the basics of coding, these books allow children to develop new skills without too much adult supervision.
Coding For Kids For Dummies
By Camille McCue
Published by Wiley, December 2014
ISBN: 9781118940327
Price: £21.99
Written by coding teacher Camille McCue, Coding For Kids introduces basic coding concepts through a series of 15 fun coding projects and challenges. The book shows readers how to create games and apps, customise projects and learn real coding skills. It includes access to digital tools to help kids create the projects in the book along with their own creative works. Handy for parents who want to help their children understand the topic and teachers who need a reference guide.
Camille McCue is a teacher and director at the Alexander Dawson School. Her dissertation covered teaching maths through creating video games. She has worked at IBM and NASA and has written For Dummies books on PowerPoint and Dreamweaver.
Digital Filmmaking For Kids For Dummies
By Nick Willoughby
Published by Wiley, June 2015
ISBN: 9781119027409
Price: £21.99
Digital Filmmaking For Kids provides a guide for younger readers interested in creating and sharing their own videos. The book assumes no background in video or access to high-cost video equipment as it guides readers through a number of hands-on projects that will introduce children to all aspects of video production, from planning and scripting, to filming, editing and sharing their film.
Nick Willoughby heads Filmmaking For Kids and Film Future, a pair of programmes designed to teach kids aged 7 – 16 various aspects of filmmaking.
With more than 250 million books in print, and over 1800 topics, For Dummies is the world’s bestselling reference series. With loyal customers around the globe, For Dummies enriches people’s lives by making knowledge accessible in a fun and easy way. Described by the New York Times as “more than a publishing phenomenon, but a sign of the times,” For Dummies span every section of the bookshop, covering everything from health to history, music to maths, sports to self-help, technology to travel, and more. The Dummies brand has expanded into new products and categories with an extensive licensed product line, including fitness and hobby DVDs, grilling kits, business software, cleaning products, automotive kits, craft kits, and apparel. For Dummies is a branded imprint of Wiley.
For your chance to win one of these amazing book bundles, tell us why you would like to win these manuals in the competition form below this post along with your details. Deadline to enter is 20th August 2015.
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