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Author
Series
Wild robot volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and...
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
The role of robots in our lives is growing all the time. Learn about their many different shapes, sizes and uses and meet robots who do dangerous and dirty jobs, help perform surgery, look like us, show emotion like us and much more.
7) Eager
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Unlike Grumps, their old-fashioned robot, the Bell family's new robot, Eager, is programmed to not merely obey but to question, reason, and exercise free will. It's the end of the 21st century where technocrats rule and robots take care of humans every need. Your house watches you, knows your secrets, and talks to you. And your closest friend can be a machine? Gavin Bell and his teenage sister Fleur come from a middle-class family. Their much-loved,...
Author
Series
Jed and the junkyard wars volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jed must travel to a strange world--where junk is gold and menacing pirate automatons rule the skies--to save his parents.
9) Dogtown
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them. Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town. Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home. And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves. When Chance and Metal...
10) Robot revolution
Author
Series
House of robots volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Robots on strike! Sammy's underappreciated mechanical helpers cause chaos in the house! It's up to Sammy and his disabled sister Maddie to keep the peace until his inventor mom reveals her secret project...and why it was worth the wait"--
Author
Series
Wild robot volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Robots are machines that can be programmed to carry out a series of complex actions automatically or under the control of an operator. They come in all shapes and sizes, from mechanical arms and driverless vehicles to walking, talking, artificial people. Learn about how robots are helping humanity by doing jobs that are too dangerous for people, exploring places that humans cannot reach, and becoming our helpers and companions.
15) Robots
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about robots, from how they are designed and built to which exciting new kinds of robots you might see in the future."--
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots she builds herself are her only company. But with just a bit of magic, everything changes: she becomes best friends with Lark, has the chance to join a secret science club, and discovers that her robots are alive. Penny Rose hardly remembers how lonely she used to feel. But then a fateful misstep forces her to choose between the best friend she's always hoped for and the...
18) A rover's story
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.
20) Robot
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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