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I may've read somewhere that this middle grade novel is The Iron Giant meets Charlotte's Web. Darling woodland creatures befriend a storm-tossed robot and, with give and take on both sides, life becomes just peachy. Totally delightful in every way, except for that last kind of, well, DISTURBING part. Great for discussion. Peter Brown's picture books like Children Make Terrible Pets and You Will Be My Friend share similar themes. You won't be disappointed, just taken by surprise. Loved it.
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I have most of Peter Brown's picture books on my shelves - Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, Children Make Terrible Pets, My Teacher is a Monster (No I'm Not), and You Will Be My Friend. What's missing is Creepy Carrots, which I had, but was such a favorite (even with 6th grade students who just had to read it) that someone never returned it. (insert emoji sad face here). So when I ordered The Wild Robot without reading about it (judging a book by its author), I thought I was getting a picture book. It's not
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I loved Roz the robot. This is a fun, quick read that vibrantly comes to life thanks to the author's quirky humor and big hearted creativity. I found myself scrambling up a rock face with Roz, as she looks for a safe haven after becoming shipwrecked on an island, then smiling as she learns from a possum how to open her robot heart to the animals in the forest. Roz becomes a true friend to the animals by helping them survive one cold winter. A parable for this modern age that encourages kids and
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Roz, a robot, comes alive on an island beach, and sets about creating a home for herself and learning to live with all the animals on this remote island. At first everyone thinks she is a monster, of course the animals have never seen anything like her before. She studies and learns how to communicate with the animals and eventually they come around to see she is not a scary and they don't need to be afraid. She doesn't understand everything about life on an island, but she learns and her new fr
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I love all of the elements that make up this book: the concept, the illustrations, even the cover art. But the actual storytelling left me a bit wanting. It read, for example, a bit to simplistic or somewhat young for the potential audience of this book. It was also a bit unevenly paced, as a lot of the book is dedicated to what felt like a set up for the real action at the end. Ultimately, I liked the whole book, but would feel a little hesitant to hand it to any young reader as the pace and wr
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There is a lot to like about Brown's first MG novel. The premise of the story is wonderful and the details of each chapter provide many themes for discussion. However, as the story went on, the formulaic chapters failed to grab me and I forced myself to read to the end. The themes of acceptance and kindness were somewhat abandoned at the end and I wished that the chapters with the RECOs were not so aggressive and rough. However, with that being said, I would recommend it to MG readers...and look
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10- Just a beautiful allegory of nature and technology. Lots of heart, and feeling in this book!
Interesting premise and great world building for a middle grade book.
The real question going into this book was: Can Peter Brown effectively tell a heartwarming story about a robot? After all, robots don't have feelings. I'm happy to say that he succeeded. He offered just enough of an explanation as to why Roz showed some emotion by describing it as a survival technique - act more like the wild animals so they will accept you. The logic might occasionally be stretched a bit thin, but the book as a whole works really well. It's a sweet story that can be shared wit
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Tell a 3 or 4th grader that this is a "robot nature story" Now that's a booktalk.
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Wonderful! Beautiful. Thought provoking.
Good choice for grades 4-6.
Would make a great read aloud.
Read again in 2024 to refresh my memory for the movie and my granddaughter reading it.
Good choice for grades 4-6.
Would make a great read aloud.
Read again in 2024 to refresh my memory for the movie and my granddaughter reading it.
Apr 13, 2016
Jennifer
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Apr 23, 2016
Karyn Lewis
marked it as to-read
Sep 27, 2016
Erinn
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Kimberly
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it was amazing
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