Robots on the Job

by Kathryn Clay

Overview

Robots build cars in factories, perform surgeries in hospitals, and take pictures while flying overhead. Find out just what these awesome machines can do.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491406502
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Series:	Cool Robots Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	NC530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Kathryn Clay has written more than 40 nonfiction children’s books about everything from dancing to dinosaurs. She also teaches college writing courses. She has a Master’s of Arts in Literature from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Kathryn lives in southern Minnesota with her husband and daughter.

Table of Contents

Robots at work — Factory robots — Medical robots — In the air and sea.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2014
Gr 1–3—These slim works examine robots that complete a variety of intriguing tasks, from exploring Mars to photographing the human body. Some robots, however, appear to be little more than amusing toys, and there's scant information on them; for instance, the author of Robots on the Job doesn't elaborate on how the SushiBot can "[make] 300 sushi rolls each hour." The only explanation of what robots are or how they work appears in each title's glossary ("a machine that can do work and is operated by remote control or a computer."). Text is on the spare side, and readers will be hard pressed to make sense of some of the accompanying photographs, which vary in clarity. There's too little content here to support students in pursuing the critical thinking questions at the end of each book. The cool concept here sinks in the vague and sketchy treatment.

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