Mrs. London’s Book Recommendation The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot Author: Peter Brown Genre: fantasy/science fiction Number of pages: 288

Why I Picked This Book I chose this book because it was recommended by some other 4th grade teachers on a website I go to when I am looking for read alouds. One teacher said, “My class gets completely silent when I start reading The Wild Robot and they all groan when I have to stop reading each day.”

The Plot of The Wild Robot The Wild Robot is a story about a robot who finds herself shipwrecked on an island. ROZZUM unit 7134—Roz for short—uses her computer brain to gather information about her unfamiliar surroundings and quickly realizes that she must learn to adapt to her new environment and be wild in order to survive.

My Favorite Character My favorite character was ROZZUM unit 7134, known as “Roz”. One of her character traits is kind because she is always trying to help the other animals and does not like when they fight with each other.

My Favorite Part of the Story My favorite part of the story is when Roz had the beaver build the cabins for all of the animals who didn’t fly south for the winter or hibernate. She made all of the animals promise not to fight with each in the cabins while they were together staying warm. The animals all got along really well and had a lot of fun together in the cabins.

One Thing the Author Did That I Liked The author had short chapters which made the story move quickly because I always wanted to read the next chapter to find out what happened next in the story.

You will like The Wild Robot if you like books about… …animals that talk to each other like they are humans …robots and technology …the love between a mother and child …suspense from running away from “the bad guys”

From the Back of the Book Can a robot survive in the wilderness? 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. From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed novel about what happens when nature and technology collide.

I give this book (out of 5 stars)