ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson) (08/24/89)
As requested... The best ones, I think, are those by MARTIN, ROSS,
ABELSON and HARVEY, but don't take my word for it.
Some good books and papers about Logo
Entries marked * have been changed since this
information was last published (by BLUG).
Abelson H. Apple Logo. Peterborough (New Hampshire):
Byte McGraw Hill. 1982.
Abelson H. Logo for the Apple II. Peterborough (New
Hampshire): Byte McGraw Hill. 1982.
Abelson H and DiSessa A. Turtle Geometry. Cambridge
(Massachusetts): MIT Press. 1981.
Allan, B. Introducing Logo. London: Granada
Publishing. 1984.
Bearden D. 1, 2, 3, my computer and me, a Logo funbook
for kids. Prentice Hall. 1983.
Bearden D, Martin K and Muller J. The Turtle's
sourcebook. Prentice Hall. 1983.
Bundy A (editor). Artificial intelligence, an
introductory course. Edinburgh University Press.
1978.
Goodyear P M. Logo, a guide to learning through
programming. Ellis Horwood. 1983.
Hammond R. Forward 100: Logo and your child, a new way
of learning. Penguin. 1984.
* Harvey B. Computer science Logo style. In 3
volumes. MIT Press. Vol. 1: 1985; vol. 2: 1986; vol.
3: 1987.
Heller R S, Martin C D and Wright J L. Logoworlds.
Rockville, Maryland: Computer Science Press. 1985
Hughes M. Children and number, difficulties in
learning mathematics. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1986
Johnson K R. Some notes on Logo style. Edinburgh
University, Department of Artificial Intelligence
Working Paper 175. October 1984.
Johnson K R. You can't get there from here. In:
Camacho A (editor). APL 86 Tutorials. London: British
Informatics Society Limited, pages 5-10. 1986.
Lawler R. Computer experience and cognitive
development. Chichester: Ellis Horwood. 1985.
Lienard, B. 3-D Logo turtle graphics. London:
University of London Institute of Education. 1986.
McDougall A, Adams T and Adams P. Learning Logo on the
Apple II. Sydney, Australia: Prentice Hall. 1982.
Martin A (editor). Teaching and learning with Logo.
London: Croom Helm. 1986.
Maxwell B. A Term with a floor turtle. Hatfield,
Hertfordshire: Chiltern Advisory Unit. 198??.
Nelson H. Techniques for Logo programming. Addison
Wesley. 1984.
Noss R, Smallman C, Thorne M. Microworlds, adventures
with Logo. London: Hutchinson. 1985.
Noss R. Programming and mathematics, is small really
beautiful? Micromath 2 (1) pp 26-29 1986
Papert S. Mindstorms: children, computers and powerful
ideas. Brighton: Harvester Press. 1980.
Ross P M. Logo programming. London: Addison Wesley.
1983.
Sharples M. Cognition, computers and creative writing.
Chichester: Ellis Horwood. 1985
* Soloway E and Spohrer J C (editors) Studying the
novice programmer. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates. 1989
Thornburg D D. Discovering Apple Logo: an invitation
to the art and pattern of nature. London: Addison
Wesley. 1983.
Turkle S. The second self, computers and the human
spirit. Granada. 1984.
Watt D. Learning with Logo. Maidenhead, Berkshire:
McGraw Hill UK. 1982.
Yazdani M (editor). New horizons in educational
computing. Ellis Horwood. 1984.
Various authors: Byte Magazine, Logo issue, vol 7 (8).
August 1982.
Journals
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Cambridge (0223) 323656.
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