¿Qué significa ser programador? (What's It Really Like to Be a Coder?)

Even as the world changes, skilled labor will always be needed. There's nothing quite like the ability to create things with your skills and your own hands. Carpenters use their skills to build things we use every day, including items such as furniture, buildings, and bridges. They read building plans, choose materials, design, and create. This book teaches kids that to become a carpenter, you have to use a lot more than a hammer and nails; you need your brain too. Photographs and diagrams enable readers to make key connections with the text.

Biografía de Philip K. Dick, uno de los escritores de ciencia ficción más innovadores, ambiciosos y potentes de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Pero no solo eso, porque su influencia se extiende mucho más allá del género.

Take a look inside this book and you'll discover four delightful jigsaws specially designed for tiny hands, with each jigsaw piece that has touchy-feely textures that will help to develop sensory awareness and the concept of matching.

Algorithms might sound like a complicated tech term, but don't be intimidated, people actually use them every day. Using accessible language and full-color photographs, this book simplifies algorithms in an easy-to-understand way. Readers will be amazed to learn that an algorithm is just a set of steps for computers to follow to get things done. STEM topics from the Next Generation Science Standards are emphasized throughout the text. Sidebars featuring key terms help readers grow their tech vocabulary, and fact boxes provide additional opportunities to learn.

Presenta una selección de experimentos y actividades diseñados para enseñar los principios de la aviación y de la ciencia del espacio, que incluye fabricar un planeador, construir los instrumentos del vuelo, y diseñar y construir un cohete simple.