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.
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 Mon 27 Jul
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...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
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 Mon 27 Jul
Python for Microcontrollers: Getting Started with MicroPython
SKU: AF-3325 | Brand: Adafruit
MicroPython is a tiny open-source Python programming language interpreter that runs on microcontroller, originally written by Damien George (http://micropython.org/). With MicroPython you can write clean and simple...
Delivered by Wed 19 Aug
Elektor MIT App Inventor Bundle
SKU: SF-KIT-18006 | Brand: SparkFun
The Elektor MIT App Inventor Bundle is a kit built to help learn about developing apps for Android compatible mobile devices using the MIT App Inventor online development environment. MIT App Inventor projects can be ...
Delivered by Thu 6 Aug
Sensor Projects with Raspberry Pi : Internet of Things and Digital Image Processing
SKU: LB-1484252985 | Brand: Little Bird
A hands-on guide to building IoT and image processing projects with the Raspberry Pi. Starting with simple sensor circuits, the book progressively introduces cloud connectivity, real-time alerts, and computer vision —...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Adventures in Coding
SKU: LB-ADVCODING | Brand: Little Bird
Learn to code from scratch with 11 hands-on projects using the Scratch programming language. Written by coding experts Eva Holland and Chris Minnick, Adventures in Coding takes complete beginners from zero to app-buil...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Adventures in Raspberry Pi, 3rd Edition
SKU: PI-BK0102 | Brand: Pimoroni
A fun, project-based guide to learning programming on the Raspberry Pi, written for kids aged 11–15 with no experience required. Author Carrie Anne Philbin (Director of Education at the Raspberry Pi Foundation) walks ...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
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 Mon 27 Jul
Learning the Art of Electronics - A Hands-On Lab Course
SKU: AF-3066 | Brand: Adafruit
Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course by Thomas C. Hayes and Paul Horowitz is a practical companion to the classic textbook The Art of Electronics. Designed for students with no prior electronics know...
Delivered by Wed 19 Aug
Making Android Accessories with IOIO
SKU: SF-BOK-11135 | Brand: SparkFun
The Android operating system is becoming more and more popular among embedded device manufacturers making it evermore practical to create devices that can interface with Android. Now you can create your own electronic...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
Make: Arduino Bots and Gadgets
SKU: SF-BOK-10626 | Brand: SparkFun
Want to build your own robots, turn your ideas into prototypes, or control devices with a computer? It’s a snap with this book and the Arduino open source electronic prototyping platform. Get started with six fun proj...
Delivered by Mon 27 Jul
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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Raspberry Pi Quick-Start Guide
SKU: LB-RPI3-QUICKSTART | Brand: Little Bird
The Raspberry Pi Quick-Start Guide is a handbook that has distilled the steps needed to get your Raspberry Pi up and running in Australia. The guide has information how to set the localisation for Australia, how to...
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Create Graphical User Interfaces with Python
SKU: RP-MAG39 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Add buttons, boxes, pictures and colours and more to your Python programs using the guizero library, which is quick, accessible, and understandable for all. This 156-page book is suitable for everyone, from beginn...
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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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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 Raspberry Pi - 4th
SKU: LB-GETTING-START-4 | Brand: Little Bird
A hands-on guide to getting up and running with the Raspberry Pi. This 4th edition covers everything from initial setup and configuration to programming, electronics projects, and multimedia applications — with step-b...
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Python Pocket Reference
SKU: PI-BK0305 | Brand: Pimoroni
This is the book to reach for when you're coding on the fly and need an answer now. Updated for both Python 3.4 and 2.7, this convenient pocket guide is the perfect on-the-job quick reference. You’ll find concise, ...
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