How to Code a Sandcastle

Used this as a read aloud for first grade and would use it in first through fifth to introduce coding.

This book is amazing. So many educational books just aren’t entertaining, or entertaining books don’t actually teach useful lessons.My almost three year old son wants me to read this one again and again.It introduces the concept of breaking big problems into steps, giving specific instructions, putting steps in the right order, using loops, and how once you’ve written code you can use it again easily.As a woman in tech with a male child, I especially appreciate that the main character is a girl, but the book isn’t girly or just for girls. It’s just shown as totally normal that there’s a girl coder.I hope they come out with more books like this!

This is a super fun story that includes basic coding vocabulary. I read it to my 4-year-old as well as to my fifth-graders, and it was a hit with everyone. The fifth graders loved learning a little bit about coding while enjoying a great story. They were fascinated to learn the author, Josh Funk's, background in coding, and loved how he combined his computer skills with his writing.

Perfect for my 4th grade class ... high achievers can do projects on their own!

IMHO coding will be a required skill in many professions of the future. So I wanted to introduce my kids to all the cool things coding can do for them. This story really caught my happy-go-lucky daughter’s attention. Thanks!

Entertaining story that teaches important concepts, such as algorithms, sequence, and loops. Illustrations are well-done and the story really captures children’s attention.

I first read this book in the library & liked it so much I bought one for my niece & one for my son. They both like the story & illustrations.

Loved the book! Great introduction to coding and how to think in coding. Lots of fun :)

for children and grown ups.really good.

Excelente livro para iniciar a compreensão dos códigos. Leitura envolvente