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41) Ungifted
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"From drones to Mars rovers -- an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future. In Our Robots, Ourselves, David Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans and machines. Drawing on firsthand experience,...
Author
Series
Choose your own adventure volume 4
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
The reader is asked to make choices which will determine the fate of a discarded robot.
44) Robot universe
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
Discusses robots, their history, and the computers that control them, looking at space rovers, toys, drones, medical robots, and specialized robots.
45) Robots
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Kingfisher Readers are developed with literacy experts to span five levels, from Level 1 (beginning to read) to level 5 (reading fluently). Robots introduces children who can read alone with some help to these incredible inventions. It includes facts about different types of robots, such as automatons, humanoids, androids, drones, factory robots and domestic robots. Children will read about robots that have gone to space, robots that can play sports...
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
Description
"From R2-D2 and C-3PO to the Terminator, robots have added an exciting edge to movies for decades. But what about robots that are used in real life? Robots are programmed to perform tasks that are either too difficult or too dangerous for humans to do. They can also repeat an action hundreds of times exactly the same way each time. These robots have been extremely useful in manufacturing plants, automotive industries, and even our own homes. The future...
48) Robots
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 730L
Language
English
Description
"Robots can build cars dive in the ocean, and even fly into space! Discover all the cool jobs robots can do"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After hurrying to his job at the robot factory, R Robot is given two important assignments--find a missing robot and try to fix the Big Cooker robot so that everyone can have lunch.
52) The junkyard bot
Author
Series
Robots rule! volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
When George Gearing's personal robot Jackbot gets hit by a car, George rebuilds him into something amazing, only to have him disappear just as darkness threatens the town, leaving George and his new friend Anne Droid to find out what happened.
57) Robots
Author
Series
Publisher
Time for Kids Books, an imprint of Time Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
Profiles current robotics technologies while outlining near-future innovations, explaining the components that make up a robot, six primary robot types, and the ways in which robots are helping our world.
59) Robotics
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about military robotics. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"From her place in the store that sells artificial friends, Klara--an artificial friend with outstanding observational qualities--watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara she is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In this luminous...
