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Scratch Programming in easy steps, 2nd edition
Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps

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Scratch Programming in easy steps, 2nd edition
By Sean McManus
Publication date: December 16th, 2019
Pages: 216
ISBN: 978-1-84078-859-4

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About the book

Scratch Programming in easy steps, 2nd edition

The Scratch programming language is widely used in schools and on the Raspberry Pi. Its drag-and-drop commands make it an ideal language for all ages to learn to program. And this popular book, Scratch Programming in easy steps, now fully updated for Scratch 3, is packed with ideas and games that illustrate what’s possible with Scratch.

Scratch makes it easy to create your own games, animations, music, art or applications. It’s the perfect way to learn programming because it takes away a lot of the complexity. That means you can focus on having great ideas and bringing them to life. With Scratch Programming in easy steps, 2nd edition as your companion, you’ll learn how to:

• Build games that require skill, knowledge or quick fingers
• Add music
• Create eye-catching visual effects
• Keep score
• Avoid common pitfalls and learn how to fix bugs

Scratch Programming in easy steps, 2nd edition will help you to get creative and become a super Scratcher!

Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps
By Sean McManus
Publication date: August 12th, 2016
Pages: 180
ISBN: 978-1-84078-714-6

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About the book

Millions of children and young people worldwide are using Scratch to make their own games and animations.

Following on from the success of Scratch Programming in easy steps, Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps gives you great ideas to create computer games and other projects that’ll impress your friends and family – and you’ll have endless fun creating and playing them! The book provides step-by-step instructions for building projects that show off some of the cool things you can do with Scratch.

It starts with two simple projects to get you started. Find out how to:

• Make a game with animated cartoon characters
• Build a drum machine and make random music
• Use anaglyph glasses for 3D effects and 3D Art
• Design amazing mazes in a 3D environment
• Create your own stop motion films
• Use the ScratchJr app to create games and interactive stories anywhere using your iPad or Android tablet

Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps has projects for Scratch 2.0 on a PC/Mac and Scratch 1.4 on the Raspberry Pi, and includes a Raspberry Pi Camera Module project. Each project includes suggestions for customizing it, so you can make it your own!

About the author

Sean McManus writes inspiring books about business and technology. His books include Web Design in easy steps and he has written for magazines including The MagPi, Raspberry Pi Geek, and Internet Magazine. Sean is also a Code Club volunteer.