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Robots

Non-Fiction (4-6 years old)

Robots work for people.
They do jobs that people can't do
- like landing on Mars -
or boring jobs that people don't want to do.
They can also be a lot of fun.

This book is intended for Year 1 pupils who are learning to read.
It has a simple text and is illustrated with full page colour photographs
and a cut-away drawing. Practical teaching notes are included
at the back of the book.


Collins Education

Paperback - 16 pages ISBN: 0007185820

This book is part of the Collins Big Cat Reading Scheme

Visit the Collins Big Cat web site

Robot Links

You can find out more about some of the robots featured in the book by using the links below.

The page on which they can be found in the book is indicated in brackets.

T-52 Hyper Rescue Robot

(Page 5)

This site is in Japanese, but if you click on the tabs at the top of the page you will find lots of pictures and some movies of this huge robot in action.

Asimo Humanoid Robot

(Cover & Page 6)

Lots of movies and a history of humanoid robots on this site.

Aibo Dog Robot

(Page 7)

Roboshark 2

(Page 7)

Phantom Underwater ROV

(Page 8)

Dante II Volcano Explorer

(Page 10)

S5 Snake Robot

One of the many robots that didn't make the book was this S5 snake robot created by Dr. Gavin Miller. Visit this site to view movies of the remarkably lifelike way in which this robot moves.

Graham Bleatham

(Page 14 & 15)

This terrific robot cut-away was created specially for the book by illustrator Graham Bleatham who specialises in cross section drawings. Check out his web site to see more of his work.