The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

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Description:

Can a robot survive in the wilderness?

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants.

As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home--until, one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her.

From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed novel about what happens when nature and technology collide.

Age Recommendation: 9-12, 3rd-5th Grade

General Content:

Language: 0/10- No derogatory language/ references.

Alcohol & Drugs: 0/10- No alcohol or drug content.

Violence & Gore: 2/10- Some mentions of using a rifle to harm/kill an animal.

Sexual Content: 0/10- No sexual content.

Parent Guide:

Tropes: Loving those around you, chosen family, and artificial intelligence.

Ch. 5

When Roz, the robot, emerges from her crate, she is surrounded by the pieces of the robots that did not make it to shore. They call it the “robot graveyard”.

Ch. 12

-A violent storm blows in, and Roz gets stuck in a mudslide. She begins sliding closer and closer to a cliff when she finds the large roots of a pine tree. She pulls herself to safety.

Ch. 13

-Roz mentions that she thought there would be many animal corpses after the storm, but there were not.

Ch. 14

-Roz is attacked by bears, but she gets away at the last minute.

Ch. 24

-Roz is climbing when there’s suddenly a storm, and she begins to fall as the rock breaks and tumbles. She hangs on to a tree until the storm passes. Afterward, she looks at the rubble and sees two dead geese and four smashed eggs. She has accidentally caused the death of a family of geese.

Ch. 45

-Roz and the Gosling (Brightbill), whom she’s adopted as her own, visit the robot gravesite. The Gosling asks if the robots are all dead. They then have this conversation:“‘Will you ever die, mama?’ ‘I think so.’ ‘Will I die?’’All living things die eventually.”

Ch. 46

-The bears from ch. 14 find Roz and attack her again. This time, they are stopped by their mother, but not before one of the cubs falls off a cliff. He is hanging on to a branch by his teeth when Roz, Mama Bear, and the cubs' sister work together to pull him up.

Ch. 54

-Roz leaves her home during the harsh winter months and finds some of the animals had frozen to death. She decides to keep the fire going in her home and invite the animals who need it in.

Ch. 63

-Brightbill tells Roz about his migration adventures. In one of which they find shelter in a greenhouse for a few days.

“I ran back and found that a human had discovered the flock. We didn’t know what he was saying…He pulled out a shiny stick and pointed it right at Longneck [one of the geese in the flock]. Snooks hissed, ‘Look out, he’s got a rifle!’ Suddenly, a bright beam of light shot out from the rifle, and Longneck slumped to the floor. He was dead, Ma!”

Ch. 71

-Three other robots, carrying rifles, search the forest for Roz. The animals all do their best to keep her hidden while attacking the other robots.

Ch. 72

-The family of bears gets badly injured in their attempt to kill the second robot.

Ch. 71-74

-The animals find clever ways to kill all of the robots, including taking their rifles to fire back at them.