The Digital Adventures of Ava and Chip - Smart City
By Beverly Clarke
Illustrations by Terry Cooper
Book Tour Organised by Hygge Book Tours
Review:
This book follows Ava and Chip as they go on an adventure to a SMART City. As they travel their mum helps them discover the vast array of technology that helps those in the city in their daily lives. But we don’t have to live in a SMART City to see the benefits of technology around us. The book will help even the youngest of learners identify the technology around them and how it can support us.
Throughout the story there are questions to discuss and also explanations of technical language that are helpful for both children and adults.
It’s an interesting look at what the future might hold and the very real fact that it’s not all the fantasy that we thought in our own childhoods. The jobs of our children may well not exist yet.
This will be a useful tool for schools to use as part of their digital competency work.
About the Author:
Beverly Clarke resides in the UK. Born in Guyana, South America, she did not see a computer until she was twelve, but once she did, she embraced computing and technology and has always been fascinated by the impact that tech has on society. As a child she was an avid reader, enjoying adventure stories such as Asterix, Tintin, Nancy Drew, Hardy boys, Enid Blyton and many more stories!
She is a former teacher and works in computing education. Beverly has previously written for adults on different aspects of computing education. The Digital Adventures of Ava and Chip - Smart City - is her first children's book, with the aim of helping to “make kids smarter” in understanding how technology is impacting upon their lives in an easy-to-understand way. Beverly feels that through an understanding of our fast changing world we will all have brighter futures.
Buy link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Adventures-Ava-Chip-Smart/dp/1913637808
Additional resources:
Name of Author: Beverly Clarke
Twitter Handle: @avachipbooks
Instagram Handle: @avachipbooks
Facebook Handle: Facebook Page - AvaChipBooks
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