If you want a description, it can be found in the title. The main character in this book thinks about all the things he could do if he had a robot. This is a great book for beginning readers.
The
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text simplifies the reading process and makes it easy for young readers to see each word separately. Another aspect that makes this book very readable for youngsters, is the repetitive nature of the story as well as the blatant "picture clues" in the illustrations that provide hints into the text. The illustrations are large, brightly colored, and fill all of the space on the pages.
This book is good for reading with kids, but really, when I contemplate the message it sends, it seems a little "iffy." Send the robot to school so I don't have to go, have the robot do my homework, make the robot eat my vegetables... These are all things that children are taught to love (that is the goal, right?). But I suppose a child would most likely be able to relate to the ideas of the story and if they like robots, then the message may not matter at all.
One last noteworthy point to make on this book, is the power of imagination and curiosity it is capable of producing in a classroom setting. I can imagine a student being inspired to create their own robot, or write about what they would do with a robot.
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