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  • Published: 9 January 2024
  • ISBN: 9781623543181
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $32.99

How to Explain Coding to a Grown-Up



The best-selling author of the Baby Loves Science series levels up with this playful STEM picture book introducing kids–and grown-ups–to the coding world.

The best-selling author of the Baby Loves Science series levels up with this playful STEM picture book introducing kids–and grown-ups–to the coding world.

Grown-ups do NOT have all the answers! In this tongue-in-cheek guide, an in-the-know narrator instructs perceptive kid readers in the fine art of explaining coding to a grown-up. Both children and their adults learn the basics of coding, including hardware, software, algorithms, and debugging. Cleverly disguised “pro tips” suggest best practices for teaching any topic.

Fun and fact-filled, the How to Explain Science series will empower kid experts to explore complex scientific concepts with any grown-up who will listen.

  • Published: 9 January 2024
  • ISBN: 9781623543181
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $32.99

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Praise for How to Explain Coding to a Grown-Up

Praise for the Baby Loves Science series (Spiro):

  • Amazon "20 Best Children's Books of the Year for Baby-Age 2"
  • LA Times "Hottest Books" Holiday Gift Guide
  • Barnes & Noble "7 Beautiful Designer-Approved Board Books"
  • Here Wee Read "55 Best Diverse Picture Books"
  • American Scientist "STEM Books for Young Children"
  • The Planetary Society "Recommended Space Books for Kids"

Praise for Mario and the Hole in the Sky (Martínez):
  • AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
  • Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction for Young Readers
  • An NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book 
  • Notable Books for a Global Society