• Title: Learn to Code with Scratch
• Author(s) The MagPi Team
• Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press; eBook (Creative Commons Licensed)
• License(s): CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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• eBook: PDF (92 pages), ePub, Kindle, etc.
• Language: English
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Book Description

Created by the boffins at MIT, Scratch enables children and adults without any prior knowledge to start programming within minutes. In this book, we’ll help you get started and guide you step-by-step through the process of creating all sorts of projects: games, animations, quizzes, electronics circuits, and more. With our help we think you'll find that Scratch isn’t just a great way to learn to code, but lots of fun too!

• Mast the different block types
• Create animations & add interactive elements
• Build your first games and applications
• Make and control electronic circuits
• Understand every block
• and much, much more!

• The MagPi is the official Raspberry Pi magazine. Written for the community, it is packed with Pi-themed projects, computing and electronics tutorials, how-to guides, and the latest community news and events.

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• Scratch Programming
• Computer Programming
• Raspberry Pi
• Unix/Linux Programming
• Visualization and GUI (Graphic User Interface) Programming

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