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Books with author Nina Morgan

  • JavaScript for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming

    Nick Morgan

    Paperback (No Starch Press, Dec. 14, 2014)
    JavaScript is the programming language of the Internet, the secret sauce that makes the Web awesome, your favorite sites interactive, and online games fun!JavaScript for Kids is a lighthearted introduction that teaches programming essentials through patient, step-by-step examples paired with funny illustrations. You’ll begin with the basics, like working with strings, arrays, and loops, and then move on to more advanced topics, like building interactivity with jQuery and drawing graphics with Canvas.Along the way, you’ll write games such as Find the Buried Treasure, Hangman, and Snake. You’ll also learn how to:–Create functions to organize and reuse your code–Write and modify HTML to create dynamic web pages–Use the DOM and jQuery to make your web pages react to user input–Use the Canvas element to draw and animate graphics–Program real user-controlled games with collision detection and score keepingWith visual examples like bouncing balls, animated bees, and racing cars, you can really see what you’re programming. Each chapter builds on the last, and programming challenges at the end of each chapter will stretch your brain and inspire your own amazing programs. Make something cool with JavaScript today!Ages 10+ (and their parents!)
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  • JavaScript for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming

    Nick Morgan

    eBook (No Starch Press, Dec. 14, 2014)
    JavaScript is the programming language of the Internet, the secret sauce that makes the Web awesome, your favorite sites interactive, and online games fun!JavaScript for Kids is a lighthearted introduction that teaches programming essentials through patient, step-by-step examples paired with funny illustrations. You’ll begin with the basics, like working with strings, arrays, and loops, and then move on to more advanced topics, like building interactivity with jQuery and drawing graphics with Canvas.Along the way, you’ll write games such as Find the Buried Treasure, Hangman, and Snake. You’ll also learn how to:–Create functions to organize and reuse your code–Write and modify HTML to create dynamic web pages–Use the DOM and jQuery to make your web pages react to user input–Use the Canvas element to draw and animate graphics–Program real user-controlled games with collision detection and score keepingWith visual examples like bouncing balls, animated bees, and racing cars, you can really see what you’re programming. Each chapter builds on the last, and programming challenges at the end of each chapter will stretch your brain and inspire your own amazing programs. Make something cool with JavaScript today!Ages 10+ (and their parents!)
  • Mother Teresa: Saint of the Poor

    Nina Morgan

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 1998)
    A biography of Mother Teresa, the Albanian nun who founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and dedicated her life to helping the destitute
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  • Mother Teresa: Saint of the Poor

    Nina Morgan

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1998)
    A biography of Mother Teresa, the Albanian nun who founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and dedicated her life to helping the destitute.
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  • Technology in the Time of the Aztecs

    Nina Morgan

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Feb. 1, 1998)
    Examines the many aspects of culture in the Aztec society, including their food, clothes, buildings, industry, transport, warfare, and technology.
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  • Pioneers of Science: Thomas Edison

    Nina Morgan

    Hardcover (Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division, June 30, 1991)
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  • Oxford First Book of Science

    Nina Morgan

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, )
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  • Bond 11+: Non Verbal Reasoning: Assessment Papers Book 2

    Nic Morgan

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, USA, March 5, 2015)
    Bond is the number 1 provider of 11+ practice, helping millions of children pass selective entrance exams. Bond Non-verbal Reasoning Assessment Papers for 11+-12+ years Book 2 develops non-verbal reasoning problem-solving skills, encouraging thinking skills and providing preparation for Common Entrance and 11+ exams. Bond Non-verbal Reasoning Assessment Papers for 11+-12+ years Book 1 (ISBN: 9780192740281) is also available.
  • Pioneers of Science: Guglielmo Marconi

    Nina Morgan

    Hardcover (Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division, Dec. 31, 1990)
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  • Mother Teresa

    Nina Morgan

    Paperback (Hodder Wayland, Jan. 31, 1998)
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  • Famous Scientists

    Nina Morgan

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, June 14, 1995)
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  • Thomas Edison

    Nina Morgan

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Dec. 1, 1991)
    A biography of the prolific inventor whose creations, including the electric light bulb and the phonograph, have contributed to the comfort, convenience, and entertainment of people all over the world
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