For years, coding has been thought of as a useful skill for children to learn. It’s integrated into computer science classes and a number of organizations are dedicated to helping kids code.

Puzzles, Games, Challenges, and Computer Coding Concepts for the Problem Solver in You ($17) shows kids how to program while also building algorithms and decoding messages.

Integrating coding into the early education years of South African students must be flagged as urgent rather than optional – ...