The Raspberry Pi Code Club Book of Scratch Volume 1 has been specifically created to provide an introduction to the block-based programming language.

If you don't have a coding background, learning to code can be a challenge. This five-course series makes it easy to learn the foundational skills of programming for $25, 97% off the $1000 MSRP.

Along the way, Scratch helps programmers learn about loops, conditionals and event-driven programming. Scratch is written in Squeak (more about that in a moment) and is an open source project.

On May 16, 2009, learn more about Scratch, the free programming tool for kids.

A new book from No Starch Press, Super Scratch Programming Adventure!: Learn to Program By Making Cool Games makes it even easier to teach your kids basic programming skills.

Scratch saves its finished files in its own .SB format, but users can upload their finished products to the Scratch home page with the click of a button, a very Web 2.0 addition.

MIT's Media Lab is gearing up for Scratch Day 2009, to introduce new people to their programming language for kids.