In honor of National Robotics Week, we are sharing 9 books that young robot enthusiasts can use to learn more about robotics! Only 29% of computing jobs are held by women and we want to change that. There are books for scientists of all ages and all levels of readers here. Share these books with young female scientists in your life to inspire and encourage them!
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Welcome to Your Awesome Robot
By Viviane Schwarz
Designed to be enjoyed by children with an adult on hand, Welcome to Your Awesome Robot provides perfect material for a fun family activity day or a kids workshop. Viviane Schwarz has illustrated hilarious comics throughout the book to explain the blueprint instruction pages, so this is just as much a story as it is a workbook.
Emma Ren, Robot Engineer
By Jenny Lu and George Sweetland
Emma Ren: Robot Engineer is a story that will inspire young readers especially young girls to follow their passion and encourage them to be thinkers, problem solvers, doers, innovators, and inventors. Emma Ren loves building things and is excited to build a battle robot for her class competition, however, her partner Jeremy thinks that girls are not as good at building things. Follow Emma Ren's passion for robot building and her perseverance to create the best battle robot.
Engineers: A Kid’s Guide
By A.D. Largie and Sabrina Pichardo
A children's book that teaches kids all about Engineers and the Engineering process. Inspiring more little Engineers to build a better world. This children's picture book show's kids just how cool it is to be an Engineer and use their knowledge of engineering to build cool things that solve problems and move society into the future. In this episode, a team of Kid Engineers to solve the problem of exploring other planets by building Robot to travel through space to explore other planets then come back and tell them what he found.
Addy-Matic and the Toasterrific
By Curtis Mark Williams
Having to wake up early, Adeline (call her Addy, but a warning: just don't call her in the morning) is not the least bit in the mood to make her own food, so she decides to find a way to automate getting toast made on a plate. Using things around her, she builds a grand creation of perfect automation she calls the effortless Toasterrific!...but will it work?Young readers will feel empowered by the hero of the story. Her passion for problem solving compels her to single-handedly design and build an ironically complicated machine called the Toasterrific.
What Do You Do With An Idea?
By Kobi Yamada and Mae Besom
This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the child's confidence grows, so does the idea itself. And then, one day, something amazing happens. This is a story for anyone, at any age, who's ever had an idea that seemed a little too big, too odd, too difficult. It's a story to inspire you to welcome that idea, to give it some space to grow, and to see what happens next. Because your idea isn't going anywhere. In fact, it's just getting started.
Robots, Robots Everywhere!
By Sue Fliess and Bob Staake
Robots are everywhere in this bright and funny board book – and preschoolers are going to love it! Whether up in space, beneath the seas, or even under couches, award-winning illustrator Bob Staake’s bold and colorful bots make this book a must have.
R is for Robot
By Adam F. Watkins
In this noisy alphabet book, Adam F. Watkins’s silly robots are building the alphabet. Featuring hilarious robots making goofy noises, this alphabet book is perfect for young readers.
How to Code a Rollercoaster
By Josh Funk and Sara Palacios
Pearl and her trusty rust-proof robot, Pascal, are enjoying a day out at the amusement park. Spinning teacups, ice cream, and of course: rollercoasters! Through the use of code, Pearl and Pascal can keep track of their ride tokens and calculate when the line is short enough to get a spot on the biggest ride of them all--the Python Coaster. Variables, if-then-else sequences, and a hunt for a secret hidden code make this a humorous, code-tastic day at the amusement park!
Robo-Sauce
By Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri
FACT: Robots are awesome. They have lasers for eyes, rockets for feet, and supercomputers for brains! Plus, robots never have to eat steamed beans or take baths, or go to bed. If only there were some sort of magical “Robo-Sauce” that turned squishy little humans into giant awesome robots… Well, now there is. Giggle at the irreverent humor, gasp at the ingenious fold-out surprise ending, and gather the whole family to enjoy a unique story about the power of imagination. It’s picture book technology the likes of which humanity has never seen!
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