The Wild Robot

By Peter Brown

Book #1 in the Wild Robot series

A robot must adapt to survive on a wild island, but her past threatens her newfound home.

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320 pages· 34,482 words· Est. 5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Roz, a robot, awakens alone on a wild island with no memory of her past. To survive, she must learn from the wary animals around her. As she befriends them, the island becomes a home. But when her mysterious past resurfaces, Roz faces a challenge that could change everything. Can she protect her new life, or will her origins tear it apart? This tale explores the clash between nature and technology, raising questions about survival and identity.

“I'll tell you what: If I could do it all over again, I'd spend more time helping others. All I've ever done is dig tunnels. Some of them were real beauties too, but they're all hidden underground, where they're no good to anyone but me.”

— from the book

From the publisher

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. Why is she there? Where did she come from? And, most important, how will she survive in her harsh surroundings? Roz’s only hope is to learn from the island’s hostile animal inhabitants. When she tries to care for an orphaned gosling, the other animals finally decide to help, and the island starts to feel like home. Until one day, the robot’s mysterious past comes back to haunt her…. Heartwarming and full of action, Peter Brown’s middle-grade debut raises thought-provoking questions about the environment, the role technology plays in our world, and what it means to be alive.

At a glance

Format
Pages: 320
Words: 34,482
Reading age: 8–12
Audience: Middle Grade
Lexile: 740L

Themes & topics

Books about robots Books about survival stories Books about memory Books about bears Books about ducks, geese, and swans

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How did Roz get to the island? What did she have to do to get acclimated to her new surroundings?

Roz had to use many skills to survive. What do you think is her best survival skill?

Rob and Brightbill become an unlikely family. How do they act as a traditional family? How are they untraditional? What happened to bring them together?

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