Robots Slither

by Ryan Ann Hunter, Julia Gorton (Illustrations)

Explores the many types of robots in the world today and the diverse things that they can do, from working in the home to performing tasks at the bottom of the sea, through full-color illustrations and rhythmic text.

Genres: Picture Books, Robots, Childrens, Nonfiction

40 pages, Hardcover

First published October 12, 2004

About the author

Ryan Ann Hunter is really two people writing together--Pamela D. Greenwood and Elizabeth G. Macalaster. We met at a writing group in New Jersey, though now we live on either side of the country. Award-winning picture books on technology and transportation led us to discover brave female pilots. In our latest book, we've pulled back the curtain on female spies. We share a common goal that girls not get left behind in exciting and daring opportunities.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gives readers a look at what robots can do (which younger kids can follow), but also has small asides on each page to show actual robots working today or could be in the future that older kids might find interesting.

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sidebar information about the real robots they're talking about was really cool to me, but it broke up the rhyming lines... (Which at one line a page was kind of too far apart to support an easy read-aloud rhythm.)
No story. :(

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rather advanced for a picture book

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cool facts slither alongside colorful, shape-shifting robots (snakes included) in this fun picture book for kids aged 4-7.

[Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of facts! One star off for confusing layout.

[Erin Richards · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it twice -- once for just the rhyming picture book and then went back and read all the robot facts.

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a huge fan of the art style