"25% Robots 25% Wild Animals 25% Family 25% Adventure"
Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2019
Peter Brown is best known for his picture books, including the sublime Mr Tiger Goes Wild and My Teacher is a Monster. The Wild Robot is his first book for older children and tells the story of a robot who is shipwrecked on an island, and creates a life for herself there. Finding herself on the remote island, Roz quickly realizes that she’ll have to learn survival skills from the island’s wild inhabitants then, inadvertently destroying a nest of goose eggs, ends up the adoptive mother to a gosling too and responsible for bringing him up.
Though Roz doesn’t feel emotions, she has been designed to do the best job possible, and bringing up her adopted son calls for all sorts of adaptations. Beautifully written and beautifully illustrated, the story is sure to inspire all readers with affection for robot Roz, and also to set them thinking about what it means to be human.
Runaway Robot by Frank Cotterell-Boyce is another wonderful robot adventure that poses its own set of AI questions.
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NOW A MAJOR DREAMWORKS ANIMATION!Return to the world of The Wild Robot with this gorgeous special edition, now with stunning gold foil on the cover and a charming full-colour sprayed edge of our favourite robot, Roz. This beautiful edition is perfect for new and old fans alike.The heartwarming and action-packed illustrated novel exploring what happens when nature and technology collide.When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is - but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realises that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home - until, one day, her mysterious past comes back to haunt her.'An Iron Man style fable for our age' - Piers Torday, award-winning author of The Last Wild'A modern-day classic in the making' - BooktrustThe gloriously illustrated story of a robot's adventures in the wild from bestselling author and illustrator Peter Brown. [Peter Brown's THE WILD ROBOT was a #1 New York Times bestseller w/c 11th June 2023.]
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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NOW A MAJOR DREAMWORKS ANIMATION!Return to the world of The Wild Robot with this gorgeous special edition, now with stunning gold foil on the cover and a charming full-colour sprayed edge of our favourite robot, Roz. This beautiful edition is perfect for new and old fans alike.The heartwarming and action-packed illustrated novel exploring what happens when nature and technology collide.When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Wild Robot and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Wild Robot features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Science Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Animal Stories
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The Wild Robot was written by Peter Brown and published by Piccadilly Press an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
The Wild Robot has 288 pages
