National Geographic Kids Everything Robotics: All the Photos, Facts, and Fun to Make You Race for Robots - Softcover

Swanson, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 142632331X ISBN 13: 9781426323317

Publisher: National Geographic Kids, 2016

Synopsis

They fix spacecraft, dance, tell jokes, and even clean your carpet! From the tiniest robo-bees to gigantic factory machines, robotics is all around you. This technology isn't just for science-fiction anymore -- it's real and more relevant than ever. With stunning visuals and energetic, impactful design, readers won't stop until they've learned everything there is to know about robotics.

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About the Author

JENNIFER SWANSON is the author of over 14 nonfiction books for children. She specializes in writing about science and technology. Her children's book Body Bugs: Invisible Creatures Lurking Inside You was a 2012 Book of Note with the Pennsylvania Librarian Association. Jennifer has her M.S. Ed in K-8 science, is a middle school science instructor, and lives in Jacksonville, Florida, with her family.

From School Library Journal

Gr 4–6—These titles are designed for casual browsers and more serious readers alike. The four chapters, introduction, and afterword offer a planned route through these ambitious overviews, while the mini-bites of information keep them friendly. Chapter 3 in Robotics, "Robo-Helpers," shows real-world robots in homes, in factories, underwater, and in outer space. A "Robotic Comparisons" spread of robot and human features ends the chapter. Chapter 2 in Sports, "Dribble, Drive, Hustle," introduces four popular sports—basketball, baseball, hockey, and football—and closes with a photo gallery of less mainstream sports. Each volume features insights from a professional in an "Explorer's Corner"—Sports offers the expertise of sports reporter Shalise Manza Young and Robotics provides knowledge from National Geographic Explorer Shah Selbe. These colorful selections are crammed with quality photos, including the dynamic full-spread images on chapter-title and closing pages. An "Interactive Glossary" in each book adds a bit of fun to learning vocabulary words with a quick related multiple-choice question after each definition. VERDICT These resources present accessible fun; both will find eager audiences.—Carol S. Surges, formerly at Longfellow Middle School, Wauwatosa, WI

About this edition

• Publisher: National Geographic Kids
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 142632331X
• ISBN 13: 9781426323317
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64