My First Guide to Robots

by Kathryn Clay

Overview

From huge industrial robots to robotic arms in space, our world is filled with robots. Give readers an up-close look at the history of robots, robot competitions, and how robots work. Fact boxes and full-color images of robots in action will engage young robot enthusiasts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491420492
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	My First Guides
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.12(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	NC770L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 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 all around — Robot history — Robots at work — Robot space explorers — Underwater robot explorers — Robots to the rescue — Humanoids — Robot competitions.

Interviews

Perfect introductions to high-interest topics for beginning readers; The how-to titles have step-by-step instructions with clear photos to help ensure that young readers have success in the projects;  Fact boxes and high-impact photos support main text; Reinforced Library Binding

Editorial Reviews

Kids will love this series. All of the high interest topics are things that kids are curious about. The paper airplanes and magic tricks books include step-by-step illustrations, ensuring that kids have hours and hours of fun. The illustrations are sure to keep readers engaged.

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