{"product_id":"9781593277963","title":"Scratch Programming Playground: Learn to Program by Making Cool Games","description":"Scratch, the colorful drag-and-drop programming language, is used by millions of first-time learners, and in \u003ci\u003eScratch Programming Playground\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll learn to program by making cool games. Get ready to destroy asteroids, shoot hoops, and slice and dice fruit!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach game includes easy-to-follow instructions, review questions, and creative coding challenges to make the game your own. Want to add more levels or a cheat code? No problem, just write some code.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou’ll learn to make games like:\u003cbr\u003e–Maze Runner: escape the maze!\u003cbr\u003e–Snaaaaaake: gobble apples and avoid your own tail\u003cbr\u003e–Asteroid Breaker: smash space rocks\u003cbr\u003e–Fruit Slicer: a Fruit Ninja clone\u003cbr\u003e–Brick Breaker: a remake of Breakout, the brick-breaking classic\u003cbr\u003e–Platformer: a game inspired by Super  Mario Bros.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearning how to program shouldn’t be dry and dreary. With \u003ci\u003eScratch Programming Playground\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll make a game of it!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUses Scratch 2\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"No Starch Press San Francisco, CA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147164664048,"sku":"9781593277963","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593277963_p0.jpg?v=1763806752","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593277963","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}