Summary
When a ship carrying robots crashes on a deserted island, most of the machines are destroyed. Otters from the island find one still intact, and inadvertently activate it. Knowing no other life, the robot, Roz, learns through observing the animals. At first, they think she’s a monster, but as they get to know her Roz becomes a member of the island. Soon Roz is no longer a regular robot, but a wild robot. She even adopts a gosling. The island residents have no idea that as they are forming a family, there’s a search party looking to recover Roz.
My Thoughts
This book is delightful. I listened to the audio version. The sound effects and voices for the different animals, really added to the experience. I thought this was such a unique concept. The combination of animals and robots has broad appeal to kids. I liked that it didn’t shy away from the harsh aspects of nature but handled them in an honest, matter-of-fact manner that did not make the story too sad. This would be a great book for kids to read independently or to read as a class.
What a cute idea for a story. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll try to check it out.