Jo Bright and the Seven Bots
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2022 · Est. 5 min read-aloud

Jo Bright and the Seven Bots

By Deborah Underwood

Part of the Future Fairy Tales series

A bot-building princess must outsmart a queen and befriend dragons to engineer her own destiny.

4.8/7 Bookroo expert·3.8/5 Goodreads · 227 ratings
44 pages· 596 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
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Jo Bright, a bot-building princess, faces a jealous queen who banishes her to the forest. With wit and spare parts, Jo befriends dragons and crafts a plan to dethrone the queen. As she flies to the Moon with her dragon allies, Jo's inventive spirit shines, leading her to a new destiny as the kingdom's ruler. Will her engineering skills be enough to secure her happy ending? Discover a futuristic fairytale where courage and creativity reign supreme.

From the publisher

A bot-building princess engineers her own happy ending in this futuristic fairytale, a follow-up to the acclaimed Interstellar Cinderella. Once upon a planetoid surrounded by her friends, a girl, Jo Bright, loved building bots from scraps and odds and ends! Snow White gets a stellar upgrade in this clever retelling with a truly inventive heroine. With wit, bravery, and some spare circuit boards, Jo will foil the queen, befriend a dragon, and build herself a celestially happy ending of her own. From the team that created the acclaimed Interstellar Cinderella and Reading Beauty comes another funny and empowering fairytale that’s out of this world. A STELLAR ROLE MODEL FOR GIRLS: This uniquely feminist retelling of Snow White, in which the princess is an engineer and inventor, encourages girls to see themselves as the heroines of their own stories. STEM FOR THE WIN: It’s more important than ever to support young girls who are interested in STEM activities. This picture book makes tinkering, inventing, and engineering accessible and inviting! SO MUCH FUN TO READ ALOUD: An enchanting rhyme and gorgeous color-drenched illustrations combine to make this engaging book a wonderful choice for story-times–one that little readers will want to pore over again and again. DON’T MISS THE OTHER BOOKS: This fractured fairytale is a smart and funny follow-up to the acclaimed Interstellar Cinderella and Reading Beauty. Perfect for: Parents and grandparentsGift-giversTeachers and librarians

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
44
Words
596
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD550L
Themes & topics
Books about dragonsBooks about helping othersBooks about robotsBooks about inventionsBooks about queens
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.6
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
September 20, 2022
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781452171302

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