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10+ Best Books About Robots and Robotics for Kids in Grades PreK-8
Encourage students to enjoy learning STEM concepts with these imaginative fiction and nonfiction titles.
10+ Best Books About Robots and Robotics for Kids in Grades PreK-8
Robots are fascinating to adults and kids alike, and for good reason: They're cool, and can accomplish remarkable tasks. From smaller robots that help around the house (like vacuums) to complex machines in hospitals, all the way to the humanlike, expressive robots in movies and television shows, robots are a great way to introduce your students to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Let these thrilling books about robots lead the way into STEM concepts! Whether you’re studying robots through engaging nonfiction before taking on your own robotics projects in class with older students, or sharing a sweet story about robots building the alphabet, robot books are a surefire hit with all age groups.
With younger students, you can read aloud Boy + Bot, a story with colorful illustrations about a boy and robot who become friends. But when the robot powers off, the boy becomes worried after the normal remedies like applesauce and reading a book don’t seem to make him feel better. The situations flip when the boy falls asleep and the robot powers back on, he also worries about his friend. Robot takes the boy home and tries his own tried-and-true remedies, like oil and even rereading instruction manuals, but nothing seems to work. Can the inventor help fix the boy so they can continue to play?
Young readers will also enjoy the hilarious Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover, a tale packed with laughs and hijinks as Rabbit invites his friend Robot to a sleepover. Things don’t go quite as planned, however — the list of fun things Rabbit had in mind don’t really work. For instance, Rabbit wanted to make a pizza together, but Robot only likes to eat nuts and bolts. Will these two mismatched friends find ways to make their sleepover the best one ever?
Meanwhile, older readers will love exploring series like Ricky Ricotta and Press Start! Full of adventure and memorable characters, these titles bring the future of robotics to life.
Nonfiction lovers in grades 3 and up will lose themselves in the pages of titles like Robonauts and Robotics, which explore both robotics and technology.
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In this noisy alphabet book, Adam F. Watkins's silly robots are building the alphabet. Featuring hilarious robots making goofy noises, this alphabet book is perfect for young readers.
Reach for the stars with Ready-to-Read books! With familiar and amazing characters, readers will embark on a journey where they are all reading stars!
With a little help from her fairy godrobot, Cinderella is going to the ball. But when the prince's ship has mechanical trouble, someone will have to zoom to the rescue! Readers will thank their lucky stars for this irrepressible fairy-tale retelling, its independent heroine, and its stellar happy ending.
This is the tale of a quixotic robot determined to conquer the earth. But once he discovers the princess…a toy cell phone…his mission takes a new course. Robot Zot must learn how to be a hero — in the name of true love.
Cosmo lives on Mars. He has a big sister named Jewel (but she's a pain) and a robot named Rex (but he's broken). Cosmo's luck is about to change, though, because his parents have just given him a new Solar System Utility Belt with 10 supersonic attachments. With a belt like that, anything is possible.
With full-color artwork on every page and speech bubbles throughout, this early chapter book series brings kid-friendly STEAM topics to young readers!
Easy-to-follow instructions help kids discover how to make a drawbot, a robotic hand, and a robotic arm. Readers will also learn about vibration, opposable thumbs, and tension — and meet some robotics pioneers.
The world is being taken over by robots! There are robots that build towers, make cars, flip pancakes and play football. There are robots that travel deep under water, far into space, and into the most extreme danger zones. Some walk like a human, others fly like a bee, or swim like a turtle, or run like a dog.
Robonauts have been built to be substitutes for astronauts. They are made to look and move much like humans so they can take over time-consuming or dangerous space work. This high-interest book lays out the similarities and differences between astronauts and their high-tech doppelgangers.
From Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, and acclaimed artist Dan Santat, an out-of-this-world friendship adventure with all-new full-color illustrations!
Discover the coolest robots of today and tomorrow in this colorful, photo-packed book. In this inviting and entertaining format, kids will learn about the science behind these amazing machines. This Level 3 reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the scientists of tomorrow!
In this Girls Who Code picture book, Pearl's smarts are taken for a spin at an amusement park. Vivid artwork and giggle-worthy humor introduces kids to the fun of coding.
Graphix series are ideal books for even the youngest readers. With funny, simple text, unforgettable characters, illustrations that support comprehension, and approachable story lengths, these books grow newly independent readers' confidence and turn them into lifelong book lovers!
Like all brothers, Alex and Freddy squabble. They're also the most powerful robots on Earth, who team up when an evil robot attacks in this bold graphic novel.
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The DATA Set chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
Rumor has it there's some kind of monster living in the local abandoned warehouse who devours anyone who steps foot inside. As soon as Ari and his friends set foot in the warehouse, all of the doors lock behind them and they come face-to-face with the beast itself! Can Ari and his friends escape the warehouse? Or will the monster win this game? Read and find out in the first book in the Diary of a Roblox Pro series!
No surgeon can boast the steady "hands" of da Vinci. This surgical robot was built for careful cutting, and that is why it has helped with more than three million medical operations to date! This high-interest children's read introduces robots dedicated to saving lives and caregiving.
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