Rushkoff's Program Or Be Programmed is short and written for a non-technical audience: not sure it is ok for kids, though. The best parts are the introduction and the last chapter: clear explanations with easy to grasp analogies. 

http://www.anobii.com/books/Program_Or_Be_Programmed/9781593764265/011c34f8ed4b535286

Best regards,


On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 9:54 AM, Evaggelos Balaskas <ebal@fsfe.org> wrote:
I don't know about that age (3-12) but one of the classics in that area (my opinion) is The Cathedral and the Bazaar
by Eric S. Raymond



June 15, 2017 10:25 AM, "Matthias Kirschner" <mk@fsfe.org> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> does anyone of you have good recommendations for books explaining Free
> Software topics, basics of computing, source code, etc. to children. I
> am interested in books for the age from 3 to 12. Also things which are
> slightly connected would be appreciated.
>
> Best Regards,
> Matthias
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