Spacebot
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- £9.49
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- £9.49
Publisher Description
“The book has many laugh-inducing pages for independent readers, listeners, and viewers…” —School Library Journal
“Rollicking and joyous.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Silly, quirky...Make space on shelves for this one.” —Kirkus Reviews
When a mysterious visitor arrives in the night from outer space, it’s up to the family dog to determine if they’re friend or foe. This rhyming read-aloud by award-winning author-illustrator Mike Twohy will surprise and delight young readers.
One quiet evening, a dog is settling down inside his family’s house when a strange rumbling emerges from the sky. Electric energy surges and makes everything start to vibrate, including the family dog. When he darts outside to investigate, a UFO appears. Beep! Beep! Is it friend or foe? Over the course of the night, the dog might just make an unexpected friend in this story about seeing things from others’ points of view and unlikely friendship.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When a UFO descends from an inky sky to land in a dog's backyard one night, the yellow pup believes it has found a new friend: the robot that trots out is canine-like, though its snout does feature a mysteriously glowing red ball. But the robot couldn't care less about its earthly counterpart (" Can we play?'/Walks away"); it's looking for the home's bevy of instantly familiar electronic appliances. "Spacebot's here!!!" exclaim the now fully animated blender, can opener, fridge, toaster, microwave, and vacuum cleaner, all wearing delighted expressions. As the only flesh-and-blood character looks on with a hangdog expression ("Pup's left out./ Starts to pout"), Spacebot supercharges the gadgets so they can fly around the sky like carefree daredevils ("Loopty-loop./ Beep-beep-boop!"). Twohy's (Stop, Go, Yes, No!) cheery, buoyant space oddity taps into fantasies of inanimate objects coming to life, while the couplet-based text offers emerging readers simple but rollicking rhymes that encourage word recognition. And even the doggy gets its zero-gravity day (or rather, night) thanks to a parting gift. Ages 4 8.
