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\textsf{\emph{Snake Wrangling for Kids, Learning to Program with Python}}\\
by Jason R. Briggs\\
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Version 0.7.7-python2.7
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Copyright \copyright 2007.\\
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Cover art and illustrations by Nuthapitol C.\\
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\textsf{\emph{This book has been completely rewritten and updated, with new chapters (including developing graphical games), and new code examples. It also includes lots of fun programming puzzles to help cement the learning. Published by No Starch Press - available here: \href{http://nostarch.com/pythonforkids}{Python for Kids}. Also find more info \href{http://jasonrbriggs.com/python-for-kids/}{here}.}}
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Website:\\ \href{http://www.briggs.net.nz/log/writing/snake-wrangling-for-kids}{http://www.briggs.net.nz/log/writing/snake-wrangling-for-kids}\\ 
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Thanks To:\\
Guido van Rossum (for benevelont dictatorship of the Python language), the members of the \href{http://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/edu-sig/}{Edu-Sig} mailing list (for helpful advice and commentary), author \href{http://www.davidbrin.com/}{David Brin} (the original \href{http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2006/09/14/basic/}{instigator} of this book), Michel Weinachter (for providing better quality versions of the illustrations), and various people for providing feedback and errata, including: Paulo J. S. Silva, Tom Pohl, Janet Lathan, Martin Schimmels, and Mike Cariaso (among others).  Anyone left off this list, who shouldn't have been, is entirely due to premature senility on the part of the author.\\

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