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3 sound discs (240 min.)

English language

Published April 5, 2016 by Little Brown, Young Readers.

ISBN:: 978-1-4789-3835-4

Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.

3 editions

Pretty Greene Leaves 🌿 reviewed The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (The Wild Robot, #1)

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4 stars

An excellent book, and likely one of the first I will read my kids when they are old enough for non-picture books. The core theme that technology does not need to be in conflict with nature, to a backdrop that both subtly and not-so-subtly indicates that it broadly has been in conflict, resonates to our current moment, and my own personal ideals.

Although the book veers dangerously into White Savior territory, the layers of allegory make it somewhat more forgivable.

With a charming and distinctive narrative voice and quick pacing, The Wild Robot tells an engaging story, with a cliffhanger ending to lead into the next book. Overall a very good read.

Soh Kam Yung reviewed The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (The Wild Robot, #1)

An interesting young reader book about a robot who discovers the wild.

4 stars

A robot gets washed up on the shore of an isolated island and get activated. The robot, known as Roz, is designed to learn and serve humans. But on an island with no humans to serve, Roz does the only thing she can do, learn about the animals, communicate with them and serve them.

It doesn't go well at first, as the animals all avoid Roz. But then an accident lands Roz in the role of a mother to an orphan gosling. Now, Roz asks for advice on how to become a mother, and the animals are more forthcoming and helpful. The gosling thrives and grows up to love Roz.

Roz, in return, has turned into an asset for the island, especially during a very cold winter, where she helps some of the animals survive. But with the return of spring, Roz is finally discovered by humans, and …

A robot gets washed up on the shore of an isolated island and get activated. The robot, known as Roz, is designed to learn and serve humans. But on an island with no humans to serve, Roz does the only thing she can do, learn about the animals, communicate with them and serve them.

It doesn't go well at first, as the animals all avoid Roz. But then an accident lands Roz in the role of a mother to an orphan gosling. Now, Roz asks for advice on how to become a mother, and the animals are more forthcoming and helpful. The gosling thrives and grows up to love Roz.

Roz, in return, has turned into an asset for the island, especially during a very cold winter, where she helps some of the animals survive. But with the return of spring, Roz is finally discovered by humans, and there will be conflict between humans who want their robot back, and the animals who now consider Roz one of them. In the end, Roz has to decide what to do. And thus begins a new adventure for the Roz.

Written in a simplified manner for young children, the book is no 'Disney' version of the wilderness: there is some violence and death on the island. But the heart of the story is Roz's development from a robot built to serve humans into one that serves and help animals instead, and even develops a loving relationship as a mother to a gosling.

Looking forward to reading the further adventures of Roz.

Subjects

Robots, fiction
Survival, fiction
Animals, fiction
Friendship, fiction
Islands, fiction
Children's fiction
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