Girls Who Code
Learn to Code and Change the World
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Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has taught computing skills to and inspired over 10,000 girls across America. Now its founder, Reshma Saujani, wants to inspire you to be a girl who codes! With down-to-earth explanations of coding principles and real-life stories of girls and women working at places like Pixar and NASA, this audiobook shows what a huge role computer science plays in our lives and how much fun it can be. No matter your interest—sports, the arts, baking, student government, social justice—coding can help you do what you love and make your dreams come true. Whether you’re a girl who’s never coded before, a girl who codes, or a parent raising one, this entertaining audiobook, narrated by the author, will have you itching to create your own apps, games, and robots to make the world a better place.
*Bonus PDF included with images, computer-history timelines, flowcharts, lines of code, and a glossary.
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Release date
August 22, 2017 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781524778255
- File size: 83195 KB
- Duration: 02:53:19
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 990
- Text Difficulty: 5-7
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Reviews
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In 2012, Reshma Saujani founded Girls Who Code. Since then, the organization has reached 40,000 young women. The format of Saujani's book includes true stories of women's accomplishments in the field of informational technology as well as asides by a multicultural cast of presumably fictional American girls. Saujani's portrayals of various female characters could be stronger. All the girls sound somewhat stereotypically female and essentially alike, making the occasional group discussions confusing. For the narrative, however, Saujani has a pleasant voice and delivers her message convincingly. C.A. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine -
August 7, 2017
Saujani, a former public advocate and Congressional hopeful, founded the nonprofit Girls Who Code in response to gender imbalance in the tech industry. In this accessible guidebook, she introduces five diverse girl characters (rendered in Tsurumi’s two-color cartoons, and also starring in a companion series of novels) who voice their questions and concerns in dialogue balloons (“Umm... I’m not sure I understand what a programming language is and why there are different ones”). As readers learn about designing, building, and testing coding projects, the girls’ growing confidence is evident. Saujani also introduces past female tech pioneers and includes advice from women currently working in various industry roles. For readers new to coding and computer science, Saujani makes its importance and potential clear, showing girls that coding is, in essence, a problem-solving tool that they can use to invent, explore, and take charge. Ages 10–up. Author’s agent: Richard Pine, Inkwell Management. Illustrator’s agent: Stephen Barr, Writers House.
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