Lego-LOGO Bibliography
LEGO and LEGO-LOGO books:
Krocheski, P. and Thimmesch, K. (1988). The Way it Ought to Be: Suggestions for
Using Lego®/Logo as a Learning Tool. St. Paul: Science Museum of Minnesota &
St. Paul Public Schools.
LEGO/Logo activity guide including lesson plans and worksheets.
Krocheski, P. and Thimmesch, K. (1989). Making Connections: Using LEGO®TC
LOGO as a Learning Tool. St. Paul: Science Museum of Minnesota & St. Paul
Public Schools.
LEGO/Logo activity guide including lesson plans and worksheets.
Wiencek, Henry (1987). The World of Lego Toys. Henry N. Abrams, Inc., N.Y.
History of LEGO and related materials. Photographs of LegoLand are
appealing.
LEGO Activity Center Teacher Guides for each LEGO kit provide lesson and project
ideas.
Logo books:
Papert, S. (1980). Mindstorms: children, computers, and powerful ideas. New
York: Basic Books.
The book that started it all. Written by the developer of Logo, this book
provides the intellectual background for Logo, how it was invented, and
how it works.
Papert, S. (1993). The children's machine: rethinking school in the age of the
computer. New York: Basic Books.
A follow-up to Mindstorms, looking back over the last decade and
forward to the future of computers in the school. Full of stories about how
visionary teachers have used computers to enrich learning.
Lehrer, R., Littlefield, J., Wottreng, B. and Youngerman, N. (1993). Seeding
Mindstorms with LOGOWRITER, 2nd ed. Fontana, Wisconsin: Interactive
Education Technologies.
A practical guide for classroom teachers using LogoWriter. Activities in
the book interweave programming and every day activities. Includes a
software extension of LogoWriter.
Harvey, B. (1985). Computer Science Logo Style, vol. 1: Intermediate
Programming. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
This book uses the Logo programming language as a medium for the
study of ideas in Computer Science. It is meant to make the goals and
methods of a serious computer scientist accessible at an introductory
level. An in-depth look at Logo for the serious student.
Harvey, B. (1985). Computer Science Logo Style, vol. 2: Projects, Styles, and
Techniques. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
Ten case studies provide examples and basis for the exploration of
advanced programming.
Harvey, B. (1985). Computer Science Logo Style, vol. 3: Advanced Topics.
Cambridge: The MIT Press.
Advanced topics in Logo programming. An in-depth look at Logo for the
serious student.
Martin, A. et al (1985). Teaching and Learning with LOGO. New York:
Teachers College Press.
Theoretical background for Logo concepts. This book reviews Logo as
used in schools through a series of case studies written by teachers.
Age-appropriate technology reference works:
Macaulay, D. (1988). The Way Things Work. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Company.
Humorous, easy-to-read overview of technology and of all the key
inventions that shape our lives. Clearly explains potentially difficult
concepts.
Bender, L. (1991). Invention. (Eyewitness Books) New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers,
clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.
Logo Newsletters:
Logo Update, The Logo Foundation Newsletter.
The contact address for Logo Foundation is 250 West 57th Street, New
York, NY 10107
LCSI Logo Link, the Newsletter for LCSI Product Users.
This newsletter for LCSI product users provides a direct link to the people
who created LogoWriter and the large network of Logo users. The contact
address for Logo Computer Systems, Inc. is P.O. Box 162, Highgate
Springs, VT 05460
Terrapin Times, the Logo People's Newsletter.
Put out by Terrapin Software, Inc., this newsletter can be ordered from
400 Riverside Street, Portland, ME 04103
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