The Wild Robot

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A robot is accidentally activated, having been washed up on a remote island when a cargo ship sinks. The book is a meditation on what it is to be human and, at the same time, an incredibly fun adventure. Robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time on a remote island, after the boat transporting her sinks –activated by a curious otter who presses the button on the back of her neck. This is really a perfect children’s book that stays with you long after finishing; a modern-day classic in the making.

The Wild Robot - Peter Brown - Twinkl The Wild Robot - Peter Brown - Twinkl

At heart, this is a story about friendship in the face of adversity, and Chloe Daykin's writing is clear, poetic and grips you from the start.

This fable like tale, which has illustrations by the author integrated with the text, raises many questions in an accessible way for young readers including what it means to be a living being and ideas around wildness and domestication. But things begin to change when she adopts a newly hatched gosling (after she falls on his family and crushes them all to death), and learns to become a wonderful mother and friend. At first the animals that inhabit the island fear Roz but she soon becomes a significant member of their community, adopting an orphaned gosling and providing shelter for them during the winter. Billy is an odd boy: he's quiet, different from other children, and his skin's always wrinkled from swimming in the sea.

The Wild Robot Series by Peter Brown - Goodreads The Wild Robot Series by Peter Brown - Goodreads

It does have very short chapters however don't let that stop you from picking it up because there are a lot of them.