Written by: Peter Brown
First line: Our story begins on the ocean, with wind and rain and thunder and lightning and waves.
Why you should read this book: A quiet but surprisingly powerful and charming tale of a robot shipwrecked and activated on a island populated only by animals, armed only with basic programming to be helpful and to learn. Through observation of her surroundings, Roz the robot learns how to survive and thrive in her environment, until her neighbors stop seeing her as a monster and start believing her to be a very helpful friend. But Roz is a valuable piece of equipment: is there any place in the world for a truly wild robot.
Why you shouldn't read this book: The ending may be a bit ambiguous for some young readers to find satisfying (but in writing this review I realized there's a sequel so it's probably OK).
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
The Wild Robot
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment