Programming Guides
Browse our range of programming guides, coding books, and reference materials for makers, students, and hobbyists across Australia. From beginner-friendly introductions to advanced topics covering microcontrollers, game development, and sensor networks, you'll find resources to support your next project.
Whether you're teaching STEM in the classroom, learning to code at home, or levelling up your maker skills, these guides cover popular platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Python, and Scratch. Fast shipping available Australia-wide.
The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide, 5th Edition
SKU: RP-MAG70EN | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
The official Raspberry Pi beginner's guide, now in its 5th edition and fully updated for Raspberry Pi 5 and Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm. This comprehensive guide contains everything you need to get started, from initial ...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
The Pi-Hole Smart Book
SKU: LB-PIHOLEBOOK | Brand: Little Bird
Transform your digital experience with our interactive guide to Pi-hole, the powerful network-wide ad blocking solution. Perfect for both beginners and networking enthusiasts, this digital book makes securing y...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Pocket Ref - 4th Edition - by Thomas J. Glover
SKU: AF-2374 | Brand: Adafruit
Have you ever wanted comprehensive information on a diverse amount of subjects in a pocket sized, well-organized format...and not had a cell phone signal or internet connection?Look no further! This pocket referenc...
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Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico, 2nd Edition
SKU: RP-MAG71 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico (2nd Edition) is the official guide to programming the Raspberry Pi Pico using the beginner-friendly MicroPython language. Learn to write programs, connect electronic ...
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Code the Classics Volume II
SKU: RP-MAG74 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Code the Classics Volume II is a hands-on guide to recreating iconic 1980s video games while learning the fundamentals of game development. Written by Andrew Gillett with contributions from Raspberry Pi co-founder Ebe...
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Code the Classics Volume 1
SKU: RP-MAG30 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
This stunning 224-page hardback book not only tells the stories of some of the seminal video games of the 1970s and 1980s, but shows you how to create your own games inspired by them using Python and Pygame Zero, f...
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Book of Making 2025
SKU: RP-MAG84 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Step into the exciting world of making with Book of Making 2025, brought to you by the creators of HackSpace (now part of The MagPi magazine). This book is packed with a curated collection of the best projects, tutori...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Code Club Book of Scratch - Volume 1
SKU: RP-MAG16 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
The first ever Code Club book is here! With it, you'll learn how to code using Scratch, the block-based programming language. In each chapter you’ll find instructions to build cool games, animations, an...
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Getting Started with the BBC Micro:Bit
SKU: LB-00248 | Brand: Little Bird
Mike Tooley's book will show you how the micro:bit can be used in a wide range of applications from simpe domestic gadgets to more complex control systems such as those used for lighting, central heating and securi...
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Sew Electric
SKU: SF-BOK-12019 | Brand: SparkFun
If you’re interested in interactive toys, smart accessories, or light-up fashions, this book is for you! Sew Electric is a set of hands-on LilyPad Arduino tutorials that bring together craft, electronics, and programm...
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Raspberry Pi: A Quick-Start Guide
SKU: LB-00035 | Brand: Little Bird
Description: Prolific hacker and successful author Simon Monk helps you solve specific issues for using Raspberry Pi, the $35 system on a chip that's taking the computer and electronics world by storm. This ...
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Adventures in Python
SKU: LB-1118951794 | Brand: Little Bird
A beginner-friendly guide to Python programming for young people aged 11–15. Adventures in Python takes you through nine hands-on projects that build your skills from zero to confident programmer, with video clips acc...
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Getting Started with littleBits
SKU: LB-00312 | Brand: Little Bird
A hands-on guide to building electronic circuits, robots, and cloud-connected devices using littleBits — the snap-together magnetic electronic building blocks. Co-authored by littleBits founder Ayah Bdeir and top-sell...
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Unplugged Tots
SKU: RP-MAG83 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Introduce your child to the foundations of computer coding so that they have the skills for their future, now. Prepare children to be the problem-solvers, inventors, engineers, scientists, and technologists of tomor...
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Make: mBot for Makers
SKU: LB-MBOTBOOK | Brand: Little Bird
The mBot robotics platform is a hugely popular kit because of the quality of components and price. With hundreds of thousands of these kits out there in homes, schools and makerspaces, there is much untapped potential...
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AVR Programming Cable
SKU: SF-DEV-09215 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a handy AVR programming cable that incorporates both the 10-pin and 6-pin ISP programming interfaces.Cable is about 12" long.
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Raspberry Pi User Guide, 4th Edition
SKU: PI-BK0114 | Brand: Pimoroni
Learn the Raspberry Pi 3 from the experts! Raspberry Pi User Guide, 4th Edition is the "unofficial official" guide to everything Raspberry Pi 3. Written by the Pi's creator and a leading Pi guru, this book goes straig...
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Programming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches
SKU: TB-BM7133 | Brand: Little Bird
This entry level book explains what an Arduino microcontroller actually is (i.e. a very small stand alone computer), introduces you to the Arduino programming language (called, C) and then describes the basic configur...
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Getting Started with Adafruit FLORA
SKU: AF-1839 | Brand: Adafruit
Making Wearables with an Arduino-Compatible Electronics PlatformThis book introduces readers to building wearable electronics projects using Adafruit's tiny FLORA board: at 4.4 grams, and only 1.75 inches in diameter...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct
Simple Electronics with GPIO Zero, 2nd Edition
SKU: RP-MAG81 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Simple Electronics with GPIO Zero (2nd Edition) by Phil King is a hands-on guide to physical computing with Raspberry Pi. From controlling LEDs and buttons to building robots and motion-sensing alarms, this book provi...
Delivered by Thu 15 Oct