Peter Brown
The Wild Robot
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Engineering & Technology
- Environment & Ecology
- Life Science
- Story / Adventure
- Expedition / Survival
- Nature Narrative / Field Discovery
The Wild Robot strands Roz on a remote island where storms, a bear attack, scarce trust, and unfamiliar animals defeat her factory assumptions. She survives by observing island behavior and changing her own responses, making the collision between designed technology and an ecosystem the engine of the story.
The science inside
- Robotics & Coding
- Ecosystems
- Animals & Zoology
- Engineering & Design
Your child will meet:
- A robot can use sensory input and feedback to change its behavior without undergoing biological evolution.
- Animals occupy different habitat roles and respond differently to a novel presence.
- Individual learning or acclimation is distinct from inherited adaptation across generations.
- A designed system can work differently when its real environment falls outside its original assumptions.
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Parent effort: Simple activity
Now a DreamWorks movie available on Prime Video! This #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from a Caldecott Honor winner tells an extraordinary story full of action and thought-provoking questions as a robot learns to survive--and live--in the wilderness. Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all 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 violent 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. Don't miss the whole series! The Wild Robot The Wild Robot Escapes The Wild Robot Protects and for younger readers: The Wild Robot on the Island
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