Praise for the First Edition of
Hello! World
A great book for little kids and big kids alike.
—Gordon Colquhoun,Computer Consultant, Avalon Consulting Services
Python for growing-ups.
—Dr. John Grayson, Author of Python and Tkinter Programming
A fun book to read and learn from!
—Dr. André Roberge, President, Université Sainte-Anne
The authors have created a friendly educational programming book that makes learning fun
and painless.
—Bryan Weingarten, Software Architect
I highly recommend this book!
—Horst Jens, Python Instructor and Author of Programming While Playing
Python is a wonderful language for teaching beginners to program.It is great to see a
kid-focused Python book!
—Jeffrey Elkner, Educator
If you teach your child one thing, teach her the golden rule. If you teach her two things, then
teach her the golden rule and computer programming. This book is all you need for the latter.
—Josh Cronemeyer, Senior Software Consultant, Thoughtworks
I enjoyed the interaction with Carter in the book … My students are really going to enjoy the
Digital Pet program!Reminds me of the Tamagotchi Virtual Pet that I had years ago.
—Kari J Stellpflug, Educator, Rochester Public Schools, Rochester MN
Computer programming is a powerful tool for children 'to learn learning.' … Children who
engage in programming transfer that kind of learning to other things.
—Nicholas Negroponte, One Laptop Per Child Project
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Advance Praise for the
Second Edition of
Hello! World
It made programming seem as easy as frying bacon.
—Elisabet Gordon, 10th-grade student, Eagle Harbor High School
A great intro to the world of Python for everyone. This book is so much fun!
—Mason Jenkins, 7th-grade student, Myron B. Thompson Academy
For kids from 8 to 88. The book not only covers programming in Python in a fun
way, but also sets the groundwork for good practices that can be used for other
programming languages as well.
—Ben Ooms, Software Engineer, Sogeti
If you want to learn programming or teach it to a kid, this is your book.
—Cuberick.com
A very good introduction to programming for anyone, young or old, who wants to
start learning this vital and highly enjoyable skill.
—Sue Gee, I-Programmer
Warren and Carter start simply, at the beginning, and take kids or adults all the
way to making fun 2D graphical games and simulations. Python is my first choice
for a real programming language for new programmers, and using this book is a
great way to learn it. I’ve been recommending this book to my students since the
First Edition came out.
—Dave Briccetti, Software Developer and Teacher, Dave Briccetti Software LLC
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Hello World!
Second Edition
Computer Programming for Kids
and Other Beginners
WARREN SANDE
CARTER SANDE
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