The Wild Robot / Peter Brown.
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- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Publisher: [S.I.] : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2016.
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Formatted Contents Note: | Intro; TITLE PAGE; WELCOME; DEDICATION; CHAPTER 1: THE OCEAN; CHAPTER 2: THE OTTERS; CHAPTER 3: THE ROBOT; CHAPTER 4: THE ROBOT HATCHES; CHAPTER 5: THE ROBOT GRAVESITE; CHAPTER 6: THE CLIMB; CHAPTER 7: THE WILDERNESS; CHAPTER 8: THE PINECONES; CHAPTER 9: THE MOUNTAIN; CHAPTER 10: THE REMINDER; CHAPTER 11: THE ROBOT SLEEPS; CHAPTER 12: THE STORM; CHAPTER 13: THE AFTERMATH; CHAPTER 14: THE BEARS; CHAPTER 15: THE ESCAPE; CHAPTER 16: THE PINE TREE; CHAPTER 17: THE CAMOUFLAGED INSECT; CHAPTER 18: THE CAMOUFLAGED ROBOT; CHAPTER 19: THE OBSERVATIONS; CHAPTER 20: THE LANGUAGE OF THE ANIMALS CHAPTER 21: THE INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 22: THE NEW WORD; CHAPTER 23: THE WOUNDED FOX; CHAPTER 24: THE ACCIDENT; CHAPTER 25: THE EGG; CHAPTER 26: THE PERFORMER; CHAPTER 27: THE GOSLING; CHAPTER 28: THE OLD GOOSE; CHAPTER 29: THE BEAVERS; CHAPTER 30: THE NEST; CHAPTER 31: THE FIRST NIGHT; CHAPTER 32: THE DEER; CHAPTER 33: THE GARDEN; CHAPTER 34: THE MOTHER; CHAPTER 35: THE FIRST SWIM; CHAPTER 36: THE GOSLING GROWS; CHAPTER 37: THE SQUIRREL; CHAPTER 38: THE NEW FRIENDSHIP; CHAPTER 39: THE FIRST FLIGHT; CHAPTER 40: THE SHIP; CHAPTER 41: THE SUMMER; CHAPTER 42: THE STRANGE FAMILY CHAPTER 43: THE GOSLING TAKES OFFCHAPTER 44: THE RUNAWAY; CHAPTER 45: THE DEAD ROBOTS; CHAPTER 46: THE FIGHT; CHAPTER 47: THE PARADE; CHAPTER 48: THE NEW FOOT; CHAPTER 49: THE FLIER; CHAPTER 50: THE BUTTON; CHAPTER 51: THE AUTUMN; CHAPTER 52: THE FLOCK; CHAPTER 53: THE MIGRATION; CHAPTER 54: THE WINTER; CHAPTER 55: THE LODGERS; CHAPTER 56: THE NEW LODGES; CHAPTER 57: THE FIRE; CHAPTER 58: THE CONVERSATIONS; CHAPTER 59: THE SPRING; CHAPTER 60: THE FISH; CHAPTER 61: THE ROBOT STORIES; CHAPTER 62: THE RETURN; CHAPTER 63: THE JOURNEY; CHAPTER 64: THE SPECIAL ROBOT; CHAPTER 65: THE INVITATION CHAPTER 66: THE CELEBRATIONCHAPTER 67: THE SUNRISE; CHAPTER 68: THE RECOS; CHAPTER 69: THE DEFECTIVE ROBOT; CHAPTER 70: THE HUNT BEGINS; CHAPTER 71: THE FOREST ASSAULT; CHAPTER 72: THE MOUNTAIN RUMBLE; CHAPTER 73: THE CHASE; CHAPTER 74: THE CLICK; CHAPTER 75: THE LAST RIFLE; CHAPTER 76: THE BROKEN ROBOT; CHAPTER 77: THE MEETING; CHAPTER 78: THE FAREWELL; CHAPTER 79: THE DEPARTURE; CHAPTER 80: THE SKY; A NOTE ABOUT THE STORY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; A SNEAK PEEK AT ""THE WILD ROBOT ESCAPES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PRAISE FOR ""THE WILD ROBOT; TABLE OF CONTENTS; COPYRIGHT |
Summary, etc.: | When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. Why is she there? Where did she come from? And, most important, how will she survive in her harsh surroundings? Roz's only hope is to learn from the island's hostile animal inhabitants. When she tries to care for an orphaned gosling, the other animals finally decide to help, and the island starts to feel like home. Until one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her ... Heartwarming and full of action, Peter Brown's middle-grade debut raises thought-provoking questions about the environment, the role technology plays in our world, and what it means to be alive. |
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