Henry Heckelbeck Builds a Robot

Henry Heckelbeck #8

by Wanda Coven, Priscilla Burris (Illustrator)

In this eighth Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry builds a robot that goes haywire!Henry Heckelbeck has to build something for a robot! But when Henry uses magic to put the gears together, his robot is a little more than he can handle. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Henry Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy

128 pages, Paperback

Published January 18, 2022

Reviews

[Jared Delcamp · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son really enjoyed his nightly chapter from this book. Anything holding his attention is 5 stars from me. Plus, it comes with a fun resolution in the end.

[Becky B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Henry's teacher tells the class they all need to make a robot. It seems like Henry's friends all know exactly what kind of robot to build, but Henry is struggling to come up with an idea. He creates a robot with magic, but he knows he can't turn that one in. Can it help him think up what kind of robot he can build and turn in, though? And are his friends' robots actually coming along as well as it seems?

I really liked this Henry Heckelbeck. He knew that his magic robot was out of bounds for school without any adult telling him so. He models realistic brainstorming methods, and his friends' stories demonstrate how our assumptions about others may not be quite what is really true, and that the creative process is full of ups and downs but perseverance is key. The thing that seemed the most fantastical in the story was the teacher telling this young class to make robots, giving no further instructions, and seeing them pulling off functioning robots on their own! That part took a little suspension of belief but will likely not bother young readers at all.

No content issues.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Henry has to build a robot but can't come up with any ideas. He enjoys the fun of the weekend and still isn't ready on Monday morning. A magic spell creates a robot that helps him. Sadly, the robot does the actual building while Henry shares the ideas. I'm not fond of that piece but it is a discussion point. Reader see Henry maturing as the series progresses.

[Jen Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter loves all the books in this series!

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good book in this series

[Sara P · Rating 4 out of 5]

Started this book with my scholar today and I had to read ahead. Very fun story for kids.

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book seems simple, but I had a lot of questions of the author. Were the robots supposed to be self-moving? To all move? To accomplish something? It wasn't such a good book, leaving all my unanswered questions.

[Lena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Caleb and Maddox's first chapter book :)

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[Patrick Ronquillo · Rating 5 out of 5]

100000/10 A SHORT CHILDRENS BOOK LITERALLY MADE ME CRY HUHUHU LOVED IT MAKING US REALIZE THE INNER CHILDREN INSIDE US THAT WE WILL NEVER TRULY LOSE

[Kristina · Rating 2 out of 5]

2. It’s okay. He still didn’t do the project himself, but at least he didn’t harm anyone this time.