Ben's Robot (Orca Echoes) - Softcover

Stevenson, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554691532 ISBN 13: 9781554691531

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

Seven-year-old Ben loves pretending to be a robot, but his best friend Jessy is tired of being ordered to oil his knee joints and check his batteries. She says the robot game is boring and runs off to play with someone else. So Ben decides to build a real robot instead. He's built all kinds of things before: wind generators, solar-powered marble launchers, pinball machines. But none of his creations have ever really worked. Until now.

When his robot begins talking, Ben is thrilled. However, nothing goes quite the way he thinks it will. Ben's robot is rather difficult to get along with. He complains a lot. He's bossy. He never wants to do anything Ben suggests. Having a real robot isn't nearly as much fun as Ben thought it would be. And to make things worse, no one―not even Jessy―will believe him.

About this title

Book Description:

Having a bossy robot for a friend really isn't much fun.

From the Back Cover:

Ben ran over to the bike rack. "Jessy, guess what?"Jessy waved goodbye to her dad and turned to lock up her bike. "What?" She took off her helmet and smiled at him."You know my robot I've been building?""Of course." Jessy looked interested."Well..." Ben looked around to make sure no one was listening. He spoke in a whisper. "I know this sounds crazy, but it really works."Seven-year-old Ben loves pretending to be a robot. But his best friend Jessy is tired of being ordered to oil his knee joints and check his batteries. She says the robot game is boring and runs off to play with someone else. So Ben decides to build a real robot instead.When his robot begins talking, Ben is thrilled. However, nothing goes quite the way he thinks it will.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1554691532
• ISBN 13: 9781554691531
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Parkins David