"Wild Robots" by Peter Brown (author, illustrator), Akie Maezawa (translator) Fukuinkan Shoten

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Publisher: Fukuinkan Shoten (November 14, 2018)
Release date: 2018/11/14
Language: Japanese
Hardcover: 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 483408356X
ISBN-13 : 978-4834083569
Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.9 x 2.3 cm

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Specification On a stormy night, five wooden boxes wash up on a deserted island. Each box contains a brand new robot, but only one remains intact. By chance, the robot Roz is switched on and activated, and in order to survive on the island, he learns survival techniques by observing the wild animals around him. At first, the animals fear Roz, calling her a monster, but one day, by chance, the animals are forced to raise a baby with cancer, and as they see her struggling alone, they gradually open up to her. One day, an eerie airship carrying three robots arrives near Roz, who has become a completely wild robot. What are their goals? What is Roz's fate?
This story about a robot surviving alongside wild animals also provides an opportunity to discuss various themes surrounding us, such as environmental issues.

Peter Brown
Author and illustrator. He has written many books, including "Tora-san Abareru" (Mitsumura Educational Books), "Fushigi na Garden: The Curious Boy and His Garden" (Bronze Publishing, 2014 Boston Globe Horn Book Award Grand Prize), and "Kyoufu no Obake Ninjin" (Gakken Plus, 2013 Caldecott Honor Award).

Akie Maezawa
Translator and director of the Japan Board on Books for Young People. Studied English and American literature at Western Michigan University and linguistics at the University of Michigan Graduate School. Her translations include Three Wishes, I Was Always Watching, and I Love Pink! (all published by Fukuinkan Shoten), Runaway Day (recommended by Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award, Tokuma Shoten), and The History of American Children's Literature: 300 Years of Publishing Culture (translation supervision, Hara Shobo). Her books include Ruth S. Gannett, the Woman Who Wrote "Elmer's Adventures" (published by Fukuinkan Shoten).

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