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Saujani, Reshma,

Girls who code : learn to code and change the world / Reshma Saujani ; illustrator: Andrea Tsurumi ; writing partner: Sarah Hutt ; technical advisor: Jeff Stern ; editor: Kendra Levin ; art director: Kate Renner. - 168 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

"Reshma Saujani: founder of Girls Who Code and the creator of the national movement to closed the gender gap in tech."--Cover. Includes index.

Hellow, world -- Why coding? -- How to talk to your computer -- Putting it all together -- Getting started -- Cracking the "code" -- Debugging -- Video games -- Digital art and design -- Robots -- Websites, mobile apps, and online security -- Conclusion.

Introduces the relevance of coding and shares down-to-earth explanations about coding principles and real-life stories of women programmers who work at such places as Pixar and NASA.

Ages 10+ Grades 4 to 6.

ISBN: 9780425287538 042528753X

Source: Penguin Group USA, Order Processing Dept 120 Woodbine st, Bergenfield, NJ, USA, 07621 SAN 201-3975

LCCN: 2017014505

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women computer programmers--Interviews--Juvenile literature.
Computer programming--Vocational guidance--Juvenile literature.
Programming languages (Electronic computers)--Juvenile literature.
Microcomputers--Programming--Juvenile literature.
Women computer engineers--Juvenile literature.
Computer science--Juvenile literature.
Computers--Juvenile literature.
Coding theory--Juvenile literature.
Women computer programmers.
Computer programming.
Programming languages (Electronic computers).
Computer programming--Vocational guidance.
Women computer programmers.
Computer programs--Vocational guidance.
Occupations.
Women computer programmers--Interviews.
Occupations.
Interviews.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Interviews.
Interviews.
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: QA76.2.A2 / S38 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 005.1023