Hello Ruby: Journey Inside the Computer (Hello Ruby #2)

by Linda Liukas (Author)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Hello Ruby

What exactly is a computer? How does it work? What is it made of?

Learn all this and more with Ruby! In Ruby's world anything is possible if you put your mind to it--even fixing her father's broken computer! Join Ruby and her new friend, Mouse, on an imaginative journey through the insides of a computer in search of the missing Cursor.

From bits and logic gates to computer hardware, in Journey Inside the Computer, Ruby (and her readers!) will learn the basic elements of the machines that power our world. Then future kid coders can put their knowledge and imaginations to work with fun activities.

Praise for Linda Liukas and the Hello Ruby series: [Linda Liukas] wants kids to understand and embrace basic computer logic, so that they later formulate code in the same effortless and creative way they build structures with LEGO. --The Wall Street Journal

Hello Ruby by Linda Liukas is half picture book and half activity book rolled into one adorable package.

What I love about it is that it introduces programming without requiring a computer at all. --GeekMom.com

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Gr 1-3--Liukas combines the picture book format with an activity book to introduce young readers to computers and programming. In the first half, main character Ruby shrinks and enters her dad's computer to see why the cursor isn't responding, tumbling into an Alice in Wonderland--esque adventure. In her quest, Ruby encounters bits, logic gates, the CPU and GPU, RAM, ROM, and software; she learns what part each of them play in the operation of the computer, and a little about their nature (the fact that bits "only talk in ones and zeroes"). Illustrations, done in Adobe Photoshop, depict the scenes inside the computer. Backgrounds in the areas Ruby explores resemble circuit boards or rows of binary code. Processors, memory cards, and other hardware scurry about on stick legs following CPU's orders. Activities in the book's second half prompt readers to assemble a paper model of a computer, go on a safari to identify computers, and even design their own operating system. An introduction to the characters at the front of the book explains basic functions and a glossary in the back defines useful terms. Sidebars offer advice for parents and educators. VERDICT A gentle introduction to the world of computers and associated vocabulary. Recommended for elementary libraries, STEM programs, and computer labs.--Suzanne Costner, Fairview Elementary School, Maryville, TN

Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Review quotes

Liukas' whimsical multimedia illustrations nicely balance entertaining storytelling with informative images. The entire package is incredibly accessible, interesting, and kid-friendly, and, since it focuses primarily on the fundamentals of what makes a computer rather than coding, it fills a much-needed niche in the world of computer-science books for children. —Booklist
Linda Liukas
Linda Liukas is a programmer, storyteller, and illustrator from Helsinki, Finland. She is a central figure in the world of programming and worked on edutech before it was even called that. Linda is the founder of Rails Girls, a global phenomenon teaching the basics of programming to young women all over the world. She was selected as the 2013 Ruby Hero (the most notable prize within the Ruby programming community) and she is the Digital Champion of Finland, appointed by EU commissioner Neelie Kroes.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781250065322
Lexile Measure
600
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Publication date
October 03, 2017
Series
Hello Ruby
BISAC categories
JUV009000 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | General
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV049000 - Juvenile Fiction | Computers & Digital Media
Library of Congress categories
Microcomputers
Computer engineering

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