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.
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...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
Programming the Raspberry Pi: Getting Started with Python [Second Edition]
SKU: AF-1089 | Brand: Adafruit
Program your own Raspberry Pi projects!An updated guide to programming your own Raspberry Pi projects. Learn to create inventive programs and fun games on your powerful Raspberry Pi--with no programming experience req...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
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...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
SparkFun Inventor's Kit Guidebook - v4.1a
SKU: SF-BOK-15884 | Brand: SparkFun
The full-color SparkFun Inventor's Kit Guidebook V4.1a contains step by step instructions with circuit diagrams and hookup tables for building each project and circuit. Full example code is provided, new concepts and ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius
SKU: TB-BM7134 | Brand: Little Bird
A hands-on project book by Simon Monk featuring 30 practical Arduino-based builds. Each project includes component lists and step-by-step instructions, taking you from basic circuits through to more advanced builds us...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Bots! Robotics Engineering with Hands-On Makerspace Activities - By Kathy Ceceri
SKU: AF-4348 | Brand: Adafruit
We are very excited to carry a new book by Adafruit Learning System author and maker Kathy Ceceri! Robots are everywhere! They vacuum our houses, work in our factories, help us learn at school, and play with...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
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...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
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 Fri 12 Jun
Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Class
SKU: SF-BOK-12006 | Brand: SparkFun
A guide for educators on bringing the maker movement into K–12 classrooms. The book explores how 3D printing, robotics, programming, wearable computing, and Arduino can combine with hands-on learning traditions to tur...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide 4th Ed
SKU: RP-MAG38 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Fully updated for Raspberry Pi 400, Raspberry Pi 4, and the latest software, this 252-page official Raspberry Pi book is crammed with projects and beginner’s guides containing all the information you need to get st...
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The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide
SKU: RP-MAG22 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Learn how to Set up your Raspberry Pi, install the operating system, and start using this fully functional computer Start coding projects, with step-by-step guides using the Scratch and Python programming languages Ex...
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Build Your Own First-Person Shooter in Unity
SKU: RP-MAG28 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Ever fancied creating your own first-person shooter game? Now you can with this 140-page bookazine, brought to you by the Wireframe magazine team with tips from expert video game developers! Making a fast-paced 3D ...
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Coding for Beginners: Using Scratch (Spiral bound)
SKU: LB-1409599353 | Brand: Little Bird
An introduction to coding for complete beginners, this friendly and accessible book will teach children the basics of Scratch (a free, online programme developed by MIT which is widely used in primary schools), allowi...
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Practical Raspberry Pi
SKU: LB-00107 | Brand: Little Bird
Practical Raspberry Pi takes you quickly through the hardware and software basics of the Raspberry Pi. Author Brendan Horan then gets you started on a series of fun and practical projects, including a simple temperatu...
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Exploring Raspberry Pi : Interfacing to the Real World with Embedded Linux
SKU: LB-1119188687 | Brand: Little Bird
Expand Raspberry Pi capabilities with fundamental engineering principles Exploring Raspberry Pi is the innovators guide to bringing Raspberry Pi to life. This book favors engineering principles over a 'recipe' approac...
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Raspberry Pi Hacks
SKU: PI-BK0110 | Brand: Pimoroni
With more than 60 practical and creative hacks, this book helps you turn Raspberry Pi into the centerpiece of some cool electronics projects. Want to create a controller for a camera or a robot? Set up Linux distribut...
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Make: Basic Arduino Projects
SKU: PI-BK0204 | Brand: Pimoroni
This companion book to MakerShed's Ultimate Arduino Microcontroller Pack provides 26 clearly explained projects that you can build with this top-selling kit right awayProjects include multicolor flashing lights, timer...
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Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico
SKU: RP-MAG61 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico is the official beginner's guide to programming the Raspberry Pi Pico using MicroPython. It introduces the RP2040 microcontroller and walks you through connecting hard...
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