Books in Superskills series

DJing is probably the coolest way to make music, right? Now you can learn how with How to Be a DJ in 10 Easy Lessons! Do you think you have what it takes to be a superstar DJ? Do you daydream about making the hottest mixes behind the turn tables? Well, now is your chance to learn how to be a shredder on the tables with How to Be a DJ in 10 Easy Lessons, a simple guide to DJing! Learn the ins and outs of mixing, scratching, and blending and prepare to play in front of a live audience! With easy-to-follow instructions, colorful graphics, and helpful tips from an experienced professional DJ, this handy book breaks down everything you need to know into 10 simple lessons.How to Be a DJ in 10 Easy Lessons covers everything from equipment and software, to basic music theory and tips on performance, this is the perfect introduction to music mixing for aspiring DJs.

It's show time! This Super Skills title introduces budding filmmakers to the world of movie making. Using the amazing cameras available on cell phones and tablets, kids can learn the filming and editing basics for developing their own movies. Is your story a comedy? A drama? Are you documenting an event? From the "pre-production" basics of plot and script to the fun of getting to know cameras, camera angles, moving shots, and lighting, How to Make a Movie in 10 Easy Lessons takes you through the full production process. Discover tips for sharp editing, learn the difference between long shots and wide angles, explore tips for writing a clever script, and much more.

Learn how to cook in 10 easy lessons, and become an expert in the kitchen in no time!In the Super Skills series, kids can master a new talent in 10 easy lessons! How to Cook in 10 Easy Lessons is a comprehensive cookbook for aspiring young chefs that introduces children to the art of cooking and breaks it down to the basics in a fun and interactive way. Young chefs will learn key skills and practical techniques from a professional chef that will help them become experts in the kitchen in no time. Easy-to-follow recipes then help guide kids as they practice their newfound cooking skills. With an inviting format and step-by-step illustrations, this is the perfect book for kids to gain the confidence and skills necessary to learn how to cook themselves.

By breaking this daunting subject down into the 10 "super skills", young readers can get familiar with computer coding and build on their skills by progressing through these projects!How to Code in 10 Easy Lessons starts by asking the question, "What is coding?”. You’ll get to know the super skills of coding, then get to see how to use Scratch coding software to write simple code, use loops, and debug, to create a webpage, and even make a computer game. Perfect for middle-school aged kids, this guide is filled with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step graphics.

Learn 10 key skills to create your own 2-D and 3-D animations!In this new addition to the Super Skills series, children will master animation in 10 easy lessons! A professional animator teaches children 10 key skills to start creating their own 2-D and 3-D animations. Each stage is fully illustrated with step-by-step illustrations and photographs, from learning how to make a simple flip book to crafting a stop-motion film of their own claymation creations. With professional tips and practical techniques, this book helps young readers become expert animators in no time. From planning what to animate and storyboarding to working with special effects and cameras, this book leads the way.

In this new addition to the Super Skills series, children can master a new digital talent--creating blogs, vlogs, and podcasts--in 10 easy lessons! Each stage is fully illustrated with step-by-step illustrations and photographs, so children can learn 10 key skills to develop and promote an exciting new online blog or vlog. Along with professional tips and practical techniques, this book will help young readers become expert bloggers in no time. From planning what to share with the world to learning how to stay safe online, this book leads the way.

Coding is more important of an investment than ever, and How to Code 2.0 makes learning the programming language Python easy by breaking it down into 10 super skills. Just about everything in modern life is affected by technology in one form or another, and do you know what makes that technology work? Computer code! Learning how to code is more important than ever, and now is your chance to learn the programming language Python in 10 easy steps.How to Code 2.0 a follow-up to Walter Foster Jr's How to Code, and recaps the skills covered in book one before pushing young coder's skills to the next level with a selection of fun, hands-on coding projects. By breaking Python down into ten "super skills," this straightforward guide to coding makes learning an entirely new language approachable and easy for any budding young coder. Knowing the basics of computer coding is already a near requirement in the modern job market. You can only imagine how important it will be 10, or even 20 years from now. How to Code 2.0 is a tech-savvy book that gives kids a major head start on the competition.

Let's make some music! How to Play Guitar in 10 Easy Lessons introduces kids to the exciting world of guitar playing. Author and musician Dan Holton breaks guitar playing down into easy to follow steps that kids will enjoy learning. Visual, interactive lessons cover topics from how to hold a guitar, tuning a guitar, basic chords, strumming patterns, chord progressions, and playing full songs. Each step encourages kids as they learn and offers exciting tidbits about the fun world of playing guitar and making music.