Transformers Animated: Robot Roll Call

by Jennifer Frantz

Meet the new generation of robots in disguise! Optimus Prime and the Autobots have made some great new friends, but the Decepticons are up to their usual trouble. Join them all as they begin their adventures in a strange land—Earth!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[midnightfaerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A strong level 2 reader's book, my 5 yr old loved reading it to me. He stopped frequently to give me little tidbits he knew about the autobots, which made the book seem much longer than it was. I tried to tell him I was already well-informed with the Transformers but he was so excited, it didn't matter. A great book to get new beginner readers to read.

[Sophia Turner]

Robot Roll Call: Early reader science fiction book
This book goes through the robots of the Autobots and the Decepticons. Each of them has their own personality and power.
I didn’t really like this book. It was an okay book, but I am not into robots.
I would recommend this book to elementary students. Robots might peak their interest and they could easily read it with a little bit of help from an adult.
I’m not sure if there is diversity or not. They are robots, so I’m not sure how to categorize robots to see if they are diverse or not. They are all different, so I guess it is a little bit diverse.

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very easy read for beginner readers. I tried to get into this book for my kids sake, but it is a very simple and easy read.

[Jeffrey · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the text is actually pretty well done and provides a basic introduction to the cast of the Transformers Animated series, the art is absolutely horrendous. There are recycled images throughout and, in the single two page splash with a background, lazily pasted in as well. The best I can say for it is that on rare occasion they elected to flip the image so the character was facing in the opposite direction.

Kids won't care but adults will realize they did this as cheaply as possible and look elsewhere.

[Jason · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unimaginative, no story, boring character descriptions, bad art.

[Terry]

Kids, particularly boys, can enjoy this baseball-card-like book with biographies of the various good and evil Transformers Animated characters. Did our new reader like it?Go here to find out.