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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Problem: A hacker shuts down a game Ava coded. She uses her knowledge of coding to resolve the problem.
Okay. So. I was super skeptical of this book when I saw it on the shelf. Does not matter that I saw it and intentionall wondered "will it work for my Early Learning Skills program". Coding is daunting and most books about it are, frankly, boring.
Ava in Code Land took me back to a land similar to Wreck it Ralph--complete with adorable illustrations. And I could actually understand Javascript when this book posed it to me. So yay!
The only reason I did not rate this book higher is due to the numbers in the top left corner of the pages. For the life of me, I could never figure out what it was.
Ava in Code Land took me back to a land similar to Wreck it Ralph--complete with adorable illustrations. And I could actually understand Javascript when this book posed it to me. So yay!
The only reason I did not rate this book higher is due to the numbers in the top left corner of the pages. For the life of me, I could never figure out what it was.
A very sweet story about Ava who loves coding and who wont let anyone get her down for long. It is unfortunate that we have to prepare young girls interested in STEM and computer-related interest of gatekeepers and even of people who will actively try and tear them down.
I do like that it encouraged the readers who identified with Ava to pick themselves up and keep going after any kind of set back. It can be discouraging - sometimes frightening - when others attack, belittle and/or tear down one's work, but this book ends on a high note for readers like Ava.
Also - the illustrations are adorable. Loved Pixels the Cat.
I do like that it encouraged the readers who identified with Ava to pick themselves up and keep going after any kind of set back. It can be discouraging - sometimes frightening - when others attack, belittle and/or tear down one's work, but this book ends on a high note for readers like Ava.
Also - the illustrations are adorable. Loved Pixels the Cat.
Very cute picture book about a girl who codes her world and what happens when the code breaks! FUN.