A review from my 10 year old:
This book is about a robot named Roz, short for Rozzum, a robot that was supposed to be transported to a factory but the ship was sadly sunken and she was washed up on a island. She had to learn to survive in a place that a robot would never be in. And she finds many different techniques to do so. The robot goes on many exciting adventures and gets lots of friends that you might not expect including her own adopted son who happens to be a duck named Brightbill whose family was crushed by an avalanche. She was living a happy life until her creators find out where she is and don't like that she is living in the forest.
I think this book is about the interaction between nature and technology. On his blog Peter Brown wrote, “Back in 2008, while working on a picture book called The Curious Garden… I loved imagining scenes of nature living in surprising places. And that got me thinking about scenes of unnatural things living in surprising places” ([...]). The robot is a piece of technology but she can learn to live in the wild which makes me think that one of the meanings of this book is that people today can still stop pollution and destruction of the natural world. I also think that the author was trying to tell the readers that no matter who you are you can do anything. The robot was having trouble in the forest at first but she started to learn and get better by watching animals. I also think that the book is about not giving up. Even after all the animals were scared of her Roz kept trying to be friendly and finally became friends with all the animals.
One amazing thing about this book is the artwork witch makes sense because Peter Brown was an artist before he was a writer. Another thing that I liked about this book is that it makes me feel sad but gave me hope that things will get better. The third thing that makes this book unique is that it has very creative ideas. In one of the scenes in the book Roz loses her foot to a bear and then cant walk. And then she asked the beavers to make her a new one out of wood. That is one of the many creative scenes in the book.
This book was very good in my opinion. It was one of my favorite books I've ever read and i would very much recommend it. This book is creative, well written, and interesting. I think that it is a great book and think its definitely worth reading. I don't want to give away the ending but is very dramatic and emotional. Roz has to draw on all of her friendships and skills she has learned from them to survive.
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Great book to read for the kids (5 and 8)
My kids are 5 and 8 and they would love to sit all day on an iPad (I know, I should have never introduced those), but this book got them to love reading. The book is very cute and the chapters are very short, so you can put markers in to where you plan on them getting in the story each day.The story starts off a little slow, but then it gets going and the kids constantly ask if they can read the book. I have actually caught them waking up early to sit on the couch and read it. Very pleased with the contents of the book and the hardcover is very nice looking.Highly recommend it for your younglings if you want to get a cute story for them to dive into and begin their storybook journey.
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“Hello. I am ROZZUM unit 7134, but you may call me Roz.”
This middle grade story is an absolute gem. My daughter’s class has used this book as a group read and study over the past couple weeks. Since she’s still virtual, I got to enjoy the reading part with her. I can’t tell you how much we loved it. Full of talking forest animals, one heck of a sweet robot and endless adventures, this one was entertaining and captivating from start to finish. In fact, we already purchased a copy to add to our home library and hope to start reading the sequel soon!
We are big fans of Peter Brown’s picture books and we were curious how he would crossover to a middle grade read. His descriptions and imagination were utterly charming. He balanced humor and emotions perfectly. Each woodland creature matched their animal characteristics and added so much personality and intrigue to the storyline. My daughter loved the geese, Loudwing and Brightbill. My fav was Chitchat, the squirrel full of endless energy and words.
The chapters are short and easy making this a fabulous read aloud option. We also loved the wonderful illustrations that helped bring some of our favorite scenes and characters to life. Ultimately this is a story about belonging, survival and supporting your friends.
This middle grade story is an absolute gem. My daughter’s class has used this book as a group read and study over the past couple weeks. Since she’s still virtual, I got to enjoy the reading part with her. I can’t tell you how much we loved it. Full of talking forest animals, one heck of a sweet robot and endless adventures, this one was entertaining and captivating from start to finish. In fact, we already purchased a copy to add to our home library and hope to start reading the sequel soon!
We are big fans of Peter Brown’s picture books and we were curious how he would crossover to a middle grade read. His descriptions and imagination were utterly charming. He balanced humor and emotions perfectly. Each woodland creature matched their animal characteristics and added so much personality and intrigue to the storyline. My daughter loved the geese, Loudwing and Brightbill. My fav was Chitchat, the squirrel full of endless energy and words.
The chapters are short and easy making this a fabulous read aloud option. We also loved the wonderful illustrations that helped bring some of our favorite scenes and characters to life. Ultimately this is a story about belonging, survival and supporting your friends.
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