Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Part how-to, part girl-empowerment, and all fun, from the leader of the movement championed by Sheryl Sandberg, Malala Yousafzai, and John Legend.

Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has taught computing skills to and inspired over 40,000 girls across America. Now its founder, and author Brave Not Perfect, Reshma Saujani, wants to inspire you to be a girl who codes Bursting with dynamic artwork, down-to-earth explanations of coding principles, and real-life stories of girls and women working at places like Pixar and NASA, this graphically animated book 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 book, printed in bold two-color and featuring art on every page, will have you itching to create your own apps, games, and robots to make the world a better place.

Author: Reshma Saujani
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/22/2017
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780425287538
Age Range: 10-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 191000 / Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2017
School Library Journal 07/01/2017 pg. 109
Publishers Weekly 08/07/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Reshma Saujani is the founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology. She has been named a Fortune 40 Under 40, a WSJ. Innovator, and one of the most powerful women changing the world by Forbes. She is the host of the award-winning podcast, Brave, Not Perfect and the author of the New York Times bestseller Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World.