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My First Computer Book (Bialosky & Friends)

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I've always been searching for good books for my kids about computers, and it's difficult to find ones that actually have technical details. For example, how many books are there designed to teach younger kids the basics of programming? If you want to teach them programming, most of the time you have to use a boring, adult book. At any rate, this book is great, it talks about binary code, pixels, computer chips, computer history, all in a way that make it interesting for a 7 year old (or a little older or younger). This is the best book I have ever been able to find for this age group - it is full of information and assumes that the child is not stupid, but rather, that they are actually intelligent and want to learn all sorts of interesting facts about computers. There are 64 pages of information, all narrated by a character named "Bialosky Bear". There are plenty of pictures and activities. The only drawback is that the disk is one of those old 5 1/4 floppies, because the book was written in 1991. Don't let that stop you, though - the computer fundamentals the book teaches are not outdated by todays standards. If only there were more books for kids just like this one.