Impress Publishes "Programming Challenge Book for Elementary School Students: Learn with Minecraft!" for Intuitive Learning

Impress Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Takashi Takahashi), which operates IT-related media business within the Impress Group, will publish "Programming Challenge Book for Elementary School Students: Learn with Minecraft!" (Author: Mina Hirai) through Impress NextPublishing.

"Programming Challenge Book for Elementary School Students: Learn with Minecraft!"

https://nextpublishing.jp/isbn/9784295605614

Author: Mina Hirai

Suggested Retail Price: E-book version \1,600 (excluding tax) / Printed book version \2,200 (excluding tax)

E-book format: EPUB3

Printed book specifications: Monochromatic / 138 pages

ISBN: 978-4-295-60561-4

Publisher: Impress NextPublishing

<<Purpose and Content Introduction>>

This book is designed to make learning programming fun using Minecraft Education and MakeCode.

In the world of Minecraft, students will gradually learn programming concepts by creating magical items, building houses on a deserted island, and making obstacle courses and mini-games.

This book is designed so that even elementary school students who are new to programming can tackle it. It avoids difficult terms as much as possible and allows users to proceed step-by-step while looking at the screen.

Programming might seem a bit difficult at first. However, what's truly important isn't understanding everything perfectly from the start.

"Just try it first."

"Make it work."

"If it doesn't work, try fixing it a little."

This repetition leads to programming skills.

The lessons in this book emphasize not just copying code, but also taking time to think, "How can I make this more interesting?" and "What kind of creation would I want to make?"

Even the same program can result in a completely different creation by simply changing the items, blocks, or numbers used. Let's transform the world of Minecraft with your own ideas.

It's okay even if you're new to programming.

While reading this book, please experience the "joy of creating" and the "joy of thinking" in the world of Minecraft.

(Impress NextPublishing inherits the digital-first publishing model developed by Impress R&D, realizing a wide range of publishing plans quickly and sustainably through e-books and on-demand printing.)

<<Table of Contents>>

Introduction

01. Let's get ready!

02. Let's make magical items!

03. Let's build a house on a deserted island!

04. Building an obstacle course

05. Monster Hunter

06. Giant Christmas Tree

07. Gachapon Chest

<<Author Introduction>>

Mina Hirai (Real name: Hon Minha)

Children's programming instructor. Operates a programming school.

Based on her practical experience as an engineer, she is involved in programming education and material creation for elementary school students.

Graduated from the Department of Multimedia Engineering at Dankook University, South Korea in 2015. Completed the Master's program in the Department of Computer Engineering at Dankook University Graduate School, South Korea in 2019.

Engaged in system development at Tomato Co., Ltd. from 2017 to 2019 while attending graduate school.

Worked as a solutions engineer and researcher at SoftBank Corp. from 2019 to 2024.

Will open a children's programming school in 2025.

Currently, she focuses on lessons using Minecraft Education and Scratch, working to create classes where children can enjoy learning programming while bringing their own ideas to life.

<<Sales Stores>>

E-books:

Amazon Kindle Store, Rakuten Kobo eBook Store, Apple Books, Kinokuniya Shoten Kinoppy, Google Play Store, honto E-book Store, Sony Reader Store, BookLive!, BOOK☆WALKER

Printed books:

Amazon.co.jp

*Sales will begin at each store as soon as preparations are complete.

*Orders can also be placed through general bookstores nationwide.

【Impress Corporation】 https://www.impress.co.jp/

Impress Corporation is a company that comprehensively develops and operates the "Dekiru" series of PC instruction manuals, which has exceeded 80 million copies cumulatively, regular magazines such as "Digital Camera Magazine," the digital comprehensive news service "Impress Watch Series" with one of the largest access numbers in Japan for IT-related professional media, and IT-related media for businesses including "IT Leaders." The company broadly develops IT-related publishing media business and digital media & service business.

【Impress Group】 https://www.impressholdings.com/

The Impress Group is a media group with Impress Holdings, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Yuki Tsukamoto) as its holding company. It develops specialized media & services and solutions businesses with "IT," "Music," "Design," "Mountains and Nature," "Aviation and Railways," "Mobile Services," and "Academic/Science and Engineering" as its main themes. Furthermore, it is involved in the development and operation of content business platforms.

【NextPublishing】

NextPublishing is the name of an e-publishing platform (or method) developed by Impress R&D. It solves challenges in traditional publishing, such as simultaneous production of e-books and printed books, and eliminating out-of-print issues through Print-On-Demand (POD). This enables the publication of a wide variety of titles in small quantities, which would be economically difficult with traditional publishing, and aims to distribute the diverse knowledge held by excellent individuals and organizations.

【Contact for this matter】

Impress Corporation: PubX Office

E-mail: np-info@impress.co.jp

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