The Wild Robot
2016 • 279 pages
Ratings28
Average rating4
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Ratings28
Average rating4
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 realizes 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, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her.
Series
3 primary booksThe Wild Robot is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Peter Brown.
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Particularly loved the music in the first 30/last 30 mins of the audio. The narrator did a fantastic job with the voices, especially notable for her deepening and fleshing out Brightbill's voice as he got older. Like that Brown didn't go for the nearly-tied-up ending. Pure, sweet, feel good loveliness. Would like to see the pictures in the actual book, especially as that's what Brown's known for.
Cute, easy read. Will be a great addition to my classroom library and a fun read aloud with my students.
From my kids perspective (I read it to my 4yo son), it has memorable character, a fun story, and a heartwarming message.
From an my perspective, It was a fun little story. I wasn’t a fan of the descriptive violence or usage of “rifles”, but again it’s meant for kids a little older than mine and it wasn’t out of place in the theme. I also didn’t like the repetitious pattern of 3 used throughout, it felt awkward when reading it aloud.
Endearing, exciting, and everything in between. I honestly didn't expect to love this book so much, but high production value and sweet characters drew me in. Highly recommend this one to any robot sci-fi fan!
