Gabi's If/Then Garden (Code Play)

Product Description Gabi's garden needs some help. Where to begin? Gabi and her best friend Adi use if/then statements to decide what to plant, what to water, and what to pick! These scientific thinkers find ways every day to use computer coding concepts to make work and play more fun! Review Adi and Gabi, two friends, demonstrate the fundamentals of coding. In Whitehouse's cheerful cartoon art, the friends pick fruits and vegetables, all the while using if-then statements. . . .Karanja inventively uses gardening as an accessible entry point to the world of coding.-- "Publishers Weekly" If it's 2018, then the kids must be coding. This bright and cheery picture book introduces young readers to coding concepts through garden planting and backyard play. . . . Exercises help readers test their understanding, and a glossary explains the computer science terms.-- "Kirkus Reviews" This book is basically two of my favorite things wrapped into one: girl power and STEM. . . .Coding for the youngest kids, through story and play. It's brilliant.-- "Girls Read the World" About the Author Caroline Karanja is a developer and designer who is on a mission to increase accessibility and sustainability through technology. She enjoys figuring out how things work and sharing this knowledge with others.