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Author: Josh Funk
Illustrator: Sara Palacios
Ages 4 -8
Publisher: Viking/Penguin Young Readers
Year: 2018
Fiction/Procedural Picture book
Josh Funk’s How to Code a Sandcastle is exactly what young readers need to understand coding. When Pearl wants to create a sandcastle before summer vacation ends, she and her robot sidekick demonstrate how coding works. In this procedural picture book with multi-cultural characters and Sara Palacios’s bright, engaging illustrations, Funk explains loops, sequences, and if-then-else statements. This story breaks down the coding process into digestible steps, showing readers that it’s an accessible skill. Back matter includes a glossary of coding terms from the story. This book is for all curious readers, and especially young STEM fans and adult career day planners.
Book provided. Independent review offered for #MCBD2022 #ReadYourWorld
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2022 (1/28/22) is in its 9th year! This non-profit children’s literacy initiative was founded by Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen; two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural books and authors on the market while also working to get those books into the hands of young readers and educators.
MCBD’s mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves. Read about their Mission & History HERE.
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