With this fun guide, even children new to coding can learn how to tell their own stories! Starting from simple, two-dimensional drawings, Coding for Kids 2 teaches students how to build animations ... and gradually make them more complex. Using Scratch 2.0, the free software created by the MIT Media Labs specifically for young people, the book provides step-by-step instructions, projects arranged by difficulty, and a series of challenges for older readers.

Why learn programming? -- Scratch 2.0 -- Sprite, stage, script -- Areas -- Tools -- Blocks -- Panes -- Projects -- The dawn of a new day -- "Just keep swimming!" -- The math dragon -- Find the key -- The Sibyl -- The snail racetrack -- Solutions.