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Books with title The Saddest Little Robot

  • The Saddest Little Robot

    Brian Gage, Kathryn Otoshi

    Hardcover (Soft Skull Press, Feb. 6, 2004)
    Snoot is a Drudgebot, and a confused one at that. He can’t figure out why the Halobots, who run Dome City, get some much extra light (all robots need light to survive). He thinks so much about this he gets easily distracted and is consequently the least productive of all robots. He is also oddly shaped and the others make fun of him. Curious about what exists in the awful darkness outside the Dome, he ventures forth and discovers that all it not as it seems. Snoot vows to restore equality to Dome City. With guile, cunning, and good old-fashioned courage, Snoot, aided by some special friends, returns to Dome City to free the Drudgebots.In both story and illustration, The Saddest Little Robot evokes and utilizes the styles of sci-fi books and films, manga, movie posters, comics and animated films. It encourages readers to look beyond what lies on the surface, to discover for themselves that things are not always as they seem; most important of all it shows them that they are strong enough to decide to do something about it. As Snoot does. And the saddest little robot becomes very happy indeed.
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  • The Saddest Little Robot

    Brian Gage, Kathryn Otoshi

    Hardcover (Soft Skull Press/Red Rattle Books, Feb. 6, 2004)
    Snoot is a Drudgebot, seemingly condemned to slaving forever in the depths of the Cylinder that powers the all-important light inside Dome City. Because of his odd shape and his distracted nature, his peers make fun of him. Curious about what exists outside the Dome on the asteroid at the end of the Universe, Snoot ventures forth to discover darkness and danger, but also new friends. Tik and Tak, lightning bugs, a caterpillar named Fernando, and Silo, the sole surviving Makerbot, inspire Snoot to return to Dome City to help liberate the Drudgebots. Borrowing and evoking elements from Star Wars, Antz, Toy Story, and manga, this is a story about believing in one's self and going against the grain. The Saddest Little Robot is the first title under the new Red Rattle Books imprint Β— a series aimed to satisfy the need for socially aware, nondidactic, sophisticated children's literature that's in line with the ideals of a new generation of parents. This colorfully illustrated children's sci-fi fable encourages readers to look for truth beyond the surface and to realize they are strong enough to help change the world for the better.
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  • The Saddest Little Clown

    Nadine Lee

    eBook
    Brightly illustrated picture book for toddlers to pre-school (ages 1-6). The Saddest Little Clown is about a clown named Clownie who was sad because he had nothing to juggle. One day, a little dog named Toby encounters the sad little clown. On finding out the reason Clownie was sad, Toby embarks on an adventure of obtaining balls from kids playing different games in the park. The Saddest Little Clown is a wonderful little story about friendship, resourcefulness, and finding purpose by helping others and doing what you love. The illustrations and characters are a visual feast; unique drawings featured in bright colors. The story has a great moral and is a wonderful teaching tool as it introduces little readers to the different games played with balls. By the end of the tale, The Saddest Little Clown will bring a smile to the reader's face.
  • The Shiny Little Robot

    Lynette Andersen

    Paperback (Independently published, Aug. 15, 2017)
    A shiny little robot pops out of his box and is looking for friends. Does he find any? Let's find out!
  • The Saddest Little Clown

    Nadine Lee

    Paperback (Independently published, March 21, 2017)
    Brightly illustrated picture book for toddlers and pre-schoolers (age 1-6) . The Saddest Little Clown is about a clown named Clownie who was sad because he had nothing to juggle. One day, a little dog named Toby encounters the sad little clown. On finding out the reason Clownie was sad, Toby embarks on an adventure of obtaining balls from kids playing different games in the park. The Saddest Little Clown is a wonderful little story about friendship, resourcefulness, and finding purpose by helping others and doing what you love. The illustrations and characters are a visual feast; unique drawings featured in bright colors. The story has a great moral and is a wonderful teaching tool as it introduces little readers to the different games played with balls. By the end of the tale, The Saddest Little Clown will bring a smile to the reader's face. The Saddest Little Clown is a Parent Reader for parents to read to their toddlers and pre-school aged children until they can accomplish reading the book on their own. Text Readability Consensus Calculator Purpose: Our Text Readability Consensus Calculator uses 7 popular readability formulas to calculate the average grade level, reading age, and text difficulty of your sample text. The Saddest Little Clown Results: Your text: There once was a clown named Clown who was sad all ...(show all text) Flesch Reading Ease score: 90.5 (text scale) Flesch Reading Ease scored your text: very easy to read. Gunning Fog: 5.8 (text scale) Gunning Fog scored your text: fairly easy to read. Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 3.6 Grade level: Fourth Grade. The Coleman-Liau Index: 5 Grade level: Fifth Grade The SMOG Index: 3.7 Grade level: Fourth Grade Automated Readability Index: 2.5 Grade level: 8-9 yrs. old (Third and Fourth graders) Linsear Write Formula : 5.3 Grade level: Fifth Grade. Readability Consensus Based on 8 readability formulas, we have scored your text: Grade Level: 4 Reading Level: very easy to read. Reader's Age: 8-9 yrs. old (Fourth and Fifth graders)
  • The Shiny Little Robot

    Lynette Andersen

    Paperback (Nook Press, April 3, 2017)
    A shiny little robot pops out of his box and is looking for friends. Does he find any? Let's find out!
  • The Shiny Little Robot

    Lynette Andersen

    eBook
    A shiny little robot pops out of his box and is looking for friends. Does he find any? Let's find out!
  • The Saddest Little Robot by Brian Gage

    Brian Gage

    Hardcover (Soft Skull Press/Red Rattle Books, March 15, 1682)
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  • The Shiny Little Robot

    Lynette Andersen

    Paperback (Independently published, Oct. 5, 2018)
    A shiny little robot pops out of his box and is looking for friends. Does he find any? Let's find out!