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Title: Your Very Own Robot (Choose Your Own Adventure - Dragonlarks) (Choose Your Own Adventure)
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Manufacturer: Chooseco
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| Your Very Own Robot (Choose Your Own Adventure - Dragonlarks) (Choose Your Own Adventure) by Chooseco Didn't Work for Us - a review of "Your Very Own Robot" |
If you aren't acquainted with the format, the "Choose Your Own Adventure" books promise some extra fun by allowing readers the chance to make some decisions and take the story line down one path or another.
In the case of this book there are twelve possible endings. Unfortunately quite a few of them are "sub-standard", even from a child's perspective. [My own sample audience is a 6 year old boy.] In one ending, for example, the robot flies into a big pile of ice cream and the president of the company charges you --you become a defacto character -- $800 dollars for the damage; while in another situation the robot leaves you having to replant a neighbors rose bushes because your robot exclaims, "SORRY! I AM NOT PROGRAMMED TO PLANT ROSE BUSHES." Don't know about you, but we didn't find it all that entertaining.
As to an official Reading Level (aka Accelerated Reading or ATOS) none is listed. But the word level is fairly advanced and at least at the 2nd Grade level. Which makes the silliness probably even less attractive since I'm assuming older children would be a bit more discriminating than than my 6 y.o. boy.
Here's an example of text from page 18 so you can judge the level for yourself:
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"Now I will try pressing your RUN button," you tell him. So you do--and off he runs.
"Terrific!" you cry, and you turn him off before he can run too far.
"Say, maybe if I let you run fast enough, you could take off, like a plane!" you say. "But, of course, I don't know how to fly a plane. So that might be dangerous."
"Besides there a lots of things we could do in the yard. We could build a fort. That might be fun."
But you keep thinking about flying. Should you try it? Or should you build the fort?
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Two Stars ::: Try this one out at the library first. The reading level is fairly sophisticated, but most of the plot endings aren't. |
| Your Very Own Robot (Choose Your Own Adventure - Dragonlarks) (Choose Your Own Adventure) by Chooseco GOOD ROBOT ADVENTURE |
| I brought this book for a youngster but after reading it with friends, we got hooked to it as well. The story lines were great no matter what adventure you choose and the pictures brought the story to life. I loved reading in big print. |
| Your Very Own Robot (Choose Your Own Adventure - Dragonlarks) (Choose Your Own Adventure) by Chooseco Pure Magic |
| I was so excited to see that the Choose Your Own Adventure company had created a series of books targeted for younger readers. My seven year old son was captivated by the idea that he could have a hand in guiding a story about having his very own robot. The color pictures were engaging, and the story lines kept my son reading over and over. Well done!!! |
| Your Very Own Robot (Choose Your Own Adventure - Dragonlarks) (Choose Your Own Adventure) by Chooseco Flashback |
| In a world where children have so little autonomy, my children found delight as they were given the choice to create their own adventure. To any parent who regularly encourages reading - this is a winner on so many levels, including being fun for the parent. Who wouldn't want to relive this great concept with their children. Fun! Fun! Fun! |
| Your Very Own Robot (Choose Your Own Adventure - Dragonlarks) (Choose Your Own Adventure) by Chooseco Not great |
| I was really looking forward to sharing the choose your own adventures books with my 7 year old nephew. This one was tagged as being for 6-12 year olds. It was extremely boring for the 7 year old, but the 3 1/2 year old thought it was pretty decent. I don't think either of them will pull it off the shelf to read it or have it read. It falls far short of what I remembered. |
| Your Very Own Robot (Choose Your Own Adventure - Dragonlarks) (Choose Your Own Adventure) by Chooseco Product Description |
Have you ever read a book that's about you? This book is! Your parents are scientists and inventors. One day, they throw some pieces of a robot into the trash. If you can figure out how to put the pieces together, you'll have a robot of your very own! But do you know enough to control it? Are you ready for the adventure your very own robot will bring will bring? Do you dare dive into a vat of ice cream to save your robot? Do you take your robot to with you school? Should you try and fight off the Pirates who want your robot? YOU choose what happens next! Good luck... |
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