The Wild Robot
Summer Reread & Challenge
We could not be more excited for our favorite robot, Roz, to embark on her newest adventure this September in The Wild Robot Protects. What better way to celebrate than a series reread?
LBYR will be reading Peter Brown’s The Wild Robot and The Wild Robot Escapes throughout July and August and sharing our reactions to Instagram and TikTok. Scroll down for the schedule of weekly chapters so you and your kids can read along with us!
And to add to all the “wild” fun, we are bringing back our Wild Recycled Robot Challenge!
Post a photo to Instagram between July 1 and August 31, 2023, of your robot with the hashtag #WildRecycledRobot for a chance to win a finished copy of The Wild Robot Protects and Roz enamel pin! (Creativity is encouraged—the only rule is that your robot must be constructed of recycled items.)
Summer Reread Schedule:
Week 1: July 1-8
The Wild Robot – chapters 1-20
Week 2: July 9-15
The Wild Robot – chapters 21-40
Week 3: July 16-22
The Wild Robot – chapters 41-60
Week 4: July 23-29
The Wild Robot – chapters 61-80
End of book one! Take a couple days’ break and get ready to dive into book two, The Wild Robot Escapes.
Week 5: August 1-5
The Wild Robot Escapes – chapters 1-18
Week 6: August 6-12
The Wild Robot Escapes – chapters 19-36
Week 7: August 13-19
The Wild Robot Escapes – chapters 37-54
Week 8: August 20-26
The Wild Robot Escapes – chapters 55-72
Week 9: August 27-31
The Wild Robot Escapes – chapter 73-Epilogue
More about The Wild Robot series:
This #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from a Caldecott Honor winner tells an extraordinary story full of action and thought-provoking questions as a robot learns to survive—and live—in the wilderness.
Can a robot survive in the wilderness?
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is–but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island’s unwelcoming animal inhabitants.
As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home–until, one day, the robot’s mysterious past comes back to haunt her.
From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed novel about what happens when nature and technology collide.
Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings–but can she survive the challenges of the civilized world and find her way home to Brightbill and the island?
From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed sequel to his New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot,about what happens when nature and technology collide.
The #1 New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot series returns, taking Roz on an action-packed under-the-ocean journey to save her beloved island!
Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources.
Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and she sees the devastation caused by the toxic waters. Can the wild robot save the ocean and her island and everything she loves?
This thrilling third installment of the Wild Robot series takes readers on a new adventure through the ocean and to the frigid northern waters where Roz may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.