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Captured by spies, a robot dog fights to return to his master The Consolidated Mechanical Men Corporation makes all sorts of robots, but it has never produced a robot dog. When Bingo Brown, grandson of the famous navy inventor Commander Brown, sends in a request for just such a marvel, the engineers do their best, but no matter what they try, their standard brain just won't fit inside the pooch's head. Finally, they shave a bit off either side of...

A pint-size robot with a big spirit goes on an interstellar adventure Running low on metal, an assembly line spits out something unusual: a peculiar little robot, no bigger than a boy. His name is Sprockets, and though he is small, he has the most powerful electronic brain on Earth. "Destroy him!" cries the foreman, but Sprockets escapes. He runs through the moonlit city, pushing his little body as hard as he can until rain starts to fall-and he begins...

This is a dystopian children's book about a chicken couple who became AI robots called Roosta and Henn. After being abandoned by their human owners, they decided never to give up or become too concerned about their new plight. Instead, they led a revolution to reverse the effects of being abandoned and went on to build robots to help create a new society for all animals who now inhabit the earth. The couple later went on a fun and educational journey...

This is an almost real story about how an ordinary family found themselves in a whirlwind of incredible events, and went on a dangerous space adventure to save our Galaxy. Risking their lives and showing amazing ingenuity and courage they, visiting alien planets, collect the necessary artifacts. They have no choice: either save themselves and the whole galaxy, or all will perish.They visit inhabited planets inhabited by strange, cute, evil, smart,...

Robots Don't Say Please (and Can't Eat Cheese) is an off the wall children's story about your P's and Q's. Barney's mechanical best friend struggles to see why "Please" and "Thank You" matter so much, but when he gets himself into trouble with some gooey Fondue, he soon learns why.

Noodle and Zeek team up again to beat an evil scientist and save their school. When best friends Noodle and Zeek get on a rocket ride at the carnival, they have no idea that they are about to be blasted into danger. The rocket turns out to be real, and when Noodle and Zeek crash-land, they are sucked into a secret laboratory under Mayville School. There they find their old science teacher Mr. Vazny - who's about to blow it up! The boys must snap into...

"A joy to read!" -New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix Child genius and budding inventor Frances is in trouble. Her dreams of scientific glory were dashed when her first big experiment nearly destroyed her whole town. So when a prestigious society invites her to their symposium, Frances sees it as a chance to redeem herself. On the way there, her train is hijacked, and she and her friend Luca flee into the Black Forest. Seeking...

After an encounter with a skunk, Dog Man, now scarlet red after being dunked in tomato juice, is exiled but must find a way to save those who shunned him when an all-new, never-before-seen villain unleashes an army of A.I. robots.

Looks at the relationship between a female robot and her human owner, exploring questions of intimacy, power, autonomy and control. "Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she's not the greatest at keeping Doug's place spotless,...

Blast off to bedtime with this robotic twist on the popular nursery rhyme, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star!" Because even robots need to power down and recharge!