Robot Repairs (Technology)

December 1, 2018
Preschool-G In this entertaining, technology-themed entry in the STEAM Stories series, Max and Suzy discover a broken robot named Robbie in their friend Miss Eureka's workshop. Max trips on a broom that hits Robbie, leaving Robbie in pieces. Can Suzy and Max figure out how to put him back together using their engineering knowledge about circuits, motors, and batteries? With Miss Eureka's help, they learn how a wrench, hammer, and screwdriver are used to repair Robbie. Readers will learn with Suzy and Max as they tackle this engineering task. The book poses questions to help readers relate Suzy and Max's problem to their own experiences: for example, it suggests that readers list what items in their home use electricity and which ones use batteries. Included as well are helpful websites. Young children will find this a fun and educational introduction to problem-solving while they learn about the technology of tools, electricity, batteries, circuits, and motors used in engineering and robotics.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)