Our friends at QuestFriendz, an educational children's book publisher, are doing an amazing job of bringing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to life for kids. They'll soon release the first book in a new series titled "SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun" in which three best friends turn into superheroes to solve challenging science problems. The interactive story includes hands-on activities and has been designed in line with key stage 1 of the

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Another great resource for teaching technology literacy to children is the 'Zerus and Ona: Adventures in the Binary World' book series developed by Miriam Tocino. Miriam is a software developer, coding teacher, illustrator and author based in Amsterdam. The inspiration for her book series came three years ago when she had her son and started thinking about how to introduce him to the world of computers.  She uses characters called Zerus and Ona which are based on binary 0s and

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For some, it's the most wonderful time of the year. For parents, the holidays are the ideal time to encourage children to become interested in technology, computer science and programming. NewTechKids has assembled this 2017 Holiday Gift Guide, a list of Web sites which offer recommendations on toys and books related to computer science, programming and STEM for toddlers and primary school-aged children. We've also added a section on experiences, things you can do with

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