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Scratch, the colorful drag-and-drop programming language, is used by millions of first-time learners, and in Scratch Programming Playground, you'll learn to program by making cool games. Get ready to destroy asteroids, shoot hoops, and slice and dice fruit!

Each game includes easy-to-follow instructions, review questions, and creative coding challenges to make the game your own. Want to add more levels or a cheat code? No problem, just write some code.

You'll learn to make games like:
-Maze Runner: escape the maze!
-Snaaaaaake: gobble apples and avoid your own tail
-Asteroid Breaker: smash space rocks
-Fruit Slicer: a Fruit Ninja clone
-Brick Breaker: a remake of Breakout, the brick-breaking classic
-Platformer: a game inspired by Super Mario Bros.

Learning how to program shouldn't be dry and dreary. With Scratch Programming Playground, you'll make a game of it!

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  • Title Scratch Programming Playground: Learn to Program by Making Cool Games
  • Author Al Sweigart
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher No Starch Press
  • Publication date 2016-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781593277628 / 1593277628
  • Weight 1.41 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 7.06 x 0.82 in (23.50 x 17.93 x 2.08 cm)
  • Age range 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Reading level 1020
  • Category Children's Books/All Ages
  • Library of Congress subjects Computer programming, Microcomputers - Programming
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2016022304
  • Dewey Decimal Code 005.133

About the author

Al Sweigart is a software developer and teaches programming to kids and adults. He has written several Python books for beginners, including Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python, and Making Games with Python & Pygame.
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