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House of Robots: Robots Go Wild!
Last updated Monday, November 6, 2017
Author: James Patterson
Date of Publication:
ISBN: 0316284793
Grade Level: 4th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Nov. 2017
Synopsis:
Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez and his "bro-bot" E are making new friends every day as E works as his bedridden sister Maddie's school proxy. But disaster strikes when E malfunctions just in time to be upstaged by the super-cool new robot on the block--and loses his ability to help Maddie. Now it's up to Sammy to figure out what's wrong with E and save his family!
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Have you ever seen a robot?
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Do you like science?
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What is your favorite piece/type of technology?
Vocabulary
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Irritating - to make someone impatient, angry, or annoyed
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Equipped - to provide someone with necessary materials or supplies
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Contraptions - a strange or unusual piece of equipment or machinery
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Tarry - to be slow in going
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Interfering - to make something slower or more difficult
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Dismount - to get down from something
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Etiquette - the rules indicating the proper and polite way to behave
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Sanitized - to make something free from dirt or disease by cleaning it
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Averse - having a clear dislike of something
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Which of the robots in Sammy's house do you think is the best?
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If you had a robot what would you want it to do?
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Do you like to got to school?
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How does E help Maddie?
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