How To Talk To Your Computer

Have you ever wondered how to get a computer to do something?

First you need to speak in a way it can understand!

Read and find out all about how to talk to your computer in this updated edition with brand-new illustrations and simple engaging text that introduces conditions, loops, and functions.

How to Talk to Your Computer comes packed with visual aids like charts, sidebars, an infographic, and a computer-less coding activity! This up-to-date and accurate new edition with revised text and brand-new art was vetted by Dr. Justin Solomon, Assistant Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

This is a Level 2 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science title, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

About the Author

Seymour Simon has been called “the dean of the [children's science book] field” by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children's science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Upstate New York.

About the Illustrator

Mike Lowery has written and illustrated numerous children's books, including Random Illustrated Facts (author/illustrator) the Doodle Adventures series (author/illustrator), the Ken Jennings' Junior Genius Guide series, What Can A Crane Pick Up? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, and Simple Machines by D.J. Ward. A professor illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design, he lives in Atlanta, Georgia.