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The wild robot / words and pictures by Peter Brown.

Brown, Peter, 1979- (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

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 come 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316381994
  • ISBN: 0316381993
  • ISBN: 9780605947436
  • ISBN: 0605947430
  • ISBN: 9780316382007
  • ISBN: 0316382000
  • ISBN: 9798890338341
  • Physical Description: 279 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher and paging may vary.
Target Audience Note:
740L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Reading Counts! 4.5.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.1 5 180673.
Awards Note:
Kennebec Valley Book Award 2017-2018.
Subject: Robots > Juvenile fiction.
Survival > Juvenile fiction.
Animals > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Science fiction.
Novels.
Fiction.
Survival stories.
Action and adventure fiction.

Available copies

  • 55 of 149 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 2 of 3 copies available at Toe River Valley Regional Library . (Show)

Holds

  • 13 current holds with 149 total copies.
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Avery County Morrison Public Library JFIC BRO (Text) 31111002821096 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Mitchell County Public Library JFIC BRO (Text) 32222002855296 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 05/27/2025
Spruce Pine Public Library JFIC BRO (Text) 34444002912244 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library J BROWN (Text) 39493107928030 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Alexander Main Library J Brown (Text) 34269001382424 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 05/09/2025
Alleghany Public Library JF BROWN (Text) 40599001069742 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 05/07/2025
Angier Public Library J PBK F Bro (Text) 33632002259621 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 05/06/2025
Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library JF BROWN (Text) 34510800047076 Juvenile Fiction In transit -
Ashe County Public Library J BRO (Text) 50503300318856 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 05/13/2025
BHM Headquarters Library J FIC (Text) 38344101579637 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 05/03/2025

Summary: 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 come 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.