Ready-Set-Robot!

by Lillian Hoban and Phoebe Hoban

Book Overview

When robots from all over Zone One gather to race in the Digi-Maze, a power pack mixup almost causes disaster for Sol-1. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060223456
• ISBN13: 9780060223458
• Release Date: March 1982
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 62 Pages
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

What would it be like to be a robot?

READY -- SET -- ROBOT An I Can Read Book Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a robot in outer space? Children can experience just that in this story about a mechanical youngster in Ready---Set---Robot!, part of the I Can Read series, written by Lillian and Phoebe Hoban. Sol-1, a young robot from Zone One, has entered a race and can't be bothered to clean up his room. He's a bit nervous, as he must enter the Outer Zone where his solar power pack won't charge but boosts his confidence with little songs he sings to himself. He learns the hard way that being messy can lead to trouble, but he preservers with the help of friends and family. Lillian Hoban's pencil and ink cartoons really come to life in this science fiction tale for children almost ready to transition into chapter books. The colors, or lack thereof, convey the homey setting of Zone One and the eeriness of the Outer Zone. Hoban's drawings include subtle expressions on the robots to help convey the message of the story in great detail. Although the book was written over 25 years ago, the topic of solar energy couldn't be timelier.