First thing, don't underestimate kids' ability to learn new things, it is important to keep them challenged. I would recommend, http://www.greenteapress.com/t

First thing, don't underestimate kids' ability to learn new things, it is important to keep them challenged. I would recommend, http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.pdf http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.pdf Python got the turtle, so no need for logo. Videos makes things easy. http://showmedo.com/videos/python http://showmedo.com/videos/python Games are also a great motivator. http://www.pygame.org/ http://www.pygame.org/ When (s)he gets more advanched, older (think: upgrade path) I would recommend things like, http://www.sagemath.org/ http://www.sagemath.org/ http://www.scipy.org/ http://www.scipy.org/ http://www.diveintopython.org/ http://www.diveintopython.org/