The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot 3)

By Author / Illustrator

Peter Brown

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Publisher

Piccadilly Press

ISBN

9781800784567

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

26-09-2023

Synopsis

From bestselling author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed third book in his New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot series, exploring what happens when nature and technology collide.

Roz the robot has made an unlikely home for herself on an idyllic island dense with forests, wildflowers and friendly animal inhabitants - including her own young son Brightbill the gosling. Life on the island is perfect, until a dying seal washes ashore and warns of dangerous, cloudy waters that are flowing towards the island, bringing new dangers for the animals. Forced inland they will have to fight over fewer resources - and Roz realises that she must march into the waves and undertake an incredible undersea adventure to find a way to protect her beloved island and all who live on it ...

Praise for The Wild Robot: 'An Iron Man style fable for our age' - Piers Torday, award-winning author of The Last Wild. 'A modern-day classic in the making' - Booktrust. Book 1: The Wild Robot Book 2: The Wild Robot Escapes

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For those of you, like me, who have been waiting with anticipation for the next adventure of Roz, Brightbill, ChitChat and the other animals of the island, the wait is over and it is worth it.

In The Wild Robot Protects, the third The Wild Robot book, Roz the robot has made a home for herself on a wild island full of forests and meadows and friendly animal neighbours. Life is perfect until a dying seal washes ashore and warns of dangerous, cloudy waters that are flowing towards the island, bringing new dangers for the animals. Forced inland, they will have to fight over fewer resources. Roz realises that she must march into the waves and undertake an incredible undersea adventure to find a way to protect her beloved island and all who live on it.

There are a number of important themes running through this series of books that continue beautifully in this third novel. One of the most important themes is that of the idea of home. This story sees the protective side of Roz's nature as she fights to protect the island that she calls home. In this book, Peter Brown goes to great lengths to describe the thrilling adventure of Roz's efforts to protect the island from the mysterious form of pollution, known to the animals as 'the poison tide'.

This story sees the introduction of a new cast of animal characters, joining Chit Chat and Brightbill, allowing the development of the interconnection between life in the water, on land and in the air. Peter Brown is successful in making the reader care deeply about everything that is happening, with a believable plot, no easy solution or clear villain.

There is a beautiful balance in this story with lessons carefully woven into the story along with lighter moments. This story would be a wonderful focus text for any KS2 class focusing on environmental impact, habitats, relationships or adventure stories. It is perfect as a guided reading book or for a pupil to have as an individual reader.

If you have not read this series, it is well worth investing in. They are stories filled with themes which will remain relevant for many years to come. You can find out more about Peter Brown, the Wild Robot and his writing process here.

288 pages / Reviewed by Amanda Shipton, teacher