By Adam and Charlotte Guillain (author) , Patrick Corrigan (illustrator)
"In which we discover how the human imagination trumps technology every time."
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Bored with playing on her own in Granny’s garden, Bella builds herself a robot and teaches him how to do things.
Blue Robot is great - possibly even too good - at making cakes, but hopeless at playing dressing up. With Riley, newly moved in next door, Bella builds a second, better robot. Red Robot is great at football, not so good at sharing, and still really bad at make believe.
So, Bella and Riley dream up a project that is perfect for the robots, and which allows the two of them to have fun playing and creating to their hearts’ content.
With AI narrowly beaten into second place as Oxford Children’s Word of the Year, this is a valuable and entertaining reminder for young children that humans definitely beat robots when it comes to the things that really matter, and that the imagination is the most powerful tool of all.
Bella is missing her friends after a long summer staying at Granny's so decides to build a robot to play with. The robot is a fast learner but not much good at activities that need imagination. With the help of her new neighbour, Riley, they build a better robot. But can the best robot in the universe do everything you want it to? A timely tale exploring artificial intelligence and the power of human imagination.
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A topical story exploring AI and what makes us human, in a way that is accessible to young audiences. Perfect for initiating conversations with children about how we use technology and the importance of human connection and friendship.
Adam and Charlotte Guillain met in Zanzibar while working with Voluntary Services Overseas. When they returned to the UK, Charlotte worked in publishing and Adam became writer-in-residence at the Roald Dahl Museum before co-founding Storytelling Schools, an international organization dedicated to training teachers in oracy, literacy, and creativity. Then they began writing picture books together! They are best known for Spaghetti with the Yeti and Pizza for Pirates.
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Bella is missing her friends after a long summer staying at Granny's so decides to build a robot to play with. The robot is a fast learner but not much good at activities that need imagination.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Bella Built a Robot and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Bella Built a Robot features in the following genres: Books for Babies and Toddlers, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Funny, Science Fiction, Computers and the Digital World, Picture storybooks, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s picture books, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Science, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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Bella Built a Robot was written by Adam and Charlotte Guillain and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
Bella Built a Robot has 32 pages
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