| Ben's Robot Contributor(s): Stevenson, Robin (Author), Parkins, David (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1554691532 ISBN-13: 9781554691531 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Robots - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009940933 |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Series: Orca Echoes (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 5.26" W x 7.62" (0.18 lbs) 64 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 137562 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seven-year-old Ben loves pretending to be a robot, but his best friend Jessy is tired of being ordered to oil his knee joints and check his batteries. She says the robot game is boring and runs off to play with someone else. So Ben decides to build a real robot instead. He's built all kinds of things before: wind generators, solar-powered marble launchers, pinball machines. But none of his creations have ever really worked. Until now. When his robot begins talking, Ben is thrilled. However, nothing goes quite the way he thinks it will. Ben's robot is rather difficult to get along with. He complains a lot. He's bossy. He never wants to do anything Ben suggests. Having a real robot isn't nearly as much fun as Ben thought it would be. And to make things worse, no one--not even Jessy--will believe him. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stevenson, Robin: - Robin Stevenson is the author of more than twenty-five books for kids and teens, including The Summer We Saved the Bees and Pride Colors. The first edition of her nonfiction book Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community (2016) won a Stonewall Honor and was shortlisted for numerous other awards. Robin lives in Victoria, British Columbia.Parkins, David: - David Parkins has illustrated numerous children's books. He also does editorial illustrations, political cartoons, and strip cartoons. David lives in Lansdowne, Ontario. |