Boy + Bot
Written by Ame Dyckman
Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
Science Fiction
What would you do if you were playing in the woods and came across a robot? The boy in this book meets an unlikely, caring friend. The robot is turned off and the boy wants to cure him of his "sickness". He goes home and tries all the best known remedies, such as applesauce and a story, but nothing seems to work. The boy goes to bed with no answers about his bot. The bot is powered on by accident and awakes to see the boy sleeping. Has the boy malfunctioned? Read this cute story about friendship to see how caring a robot really can be.
The illustrations in this book are rather simple, but sleek at the same time. The colors used are basic primary colors and some green and orange. Most of the lines in this book are just straight with some curves every now and then. I really liked how the illustrator put expression in the robot's face to let the robot show emotion throughout the story.
This book would be great while teaching a first grade class about the diversity of different groups. This book shows how one thing a certain group does may seem odd or different to another, by showing the boy sleeping and the robot thinking he has malfunctioned. You could use this to teach a Social Studies lesson about different viewpoints of a variety of cultures.
This book would be great for an ELL learner because the pictures describe what happens perfectly and they could definitely hav that support from the pictures. ELL learners may be able to think of their culture and how it differs from others.
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