Ben's Robot

Robin Stevenson

Description

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.

Sujets

• Juvenilee Fiction

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781459805989
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

BEN'S ROBOT

ROBIN STEVENSOS Illustrated byDAVID PARKINS

ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS

Text copyright © 2010 Robin Stevenson Illustrations copyright © 2010 David Parkins

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Stevenson, Robin, 1968- Ben’s robot / written by Robin Stevenson ; illustrated by David Parkins.

(Orca echoes) ISBN 978-1-55469-153-1

I. Parkins, David II. Title. III. Series: Orca echoes

PS8637.T487B45 2010 jC813’.6 C2009-906871-0

First published in the United States, 2010 Library of Congress Control Number: 2009940933

Summary: Ben discovers having a bossy friend isn’t that much fun, even if it is a real walking, talking robot.

Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

Orca Book Publishers is dedicated to preserving the environment and has printed this book on paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

Typesetting by Teresa Bubela Cover artwork and interior illustrations by David Parkins Author photo by David Lowes

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