A Rover's Story (Libro en Inglés), de Warga, Jasmine. Editorial Balzer & Bray, tapa pasta dura en inglés, 2022

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Nombre: A Rover's Story (Libro en Inglés)
Marca: Balzer + Bray

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New York Times bestseller * Best Book of the Year from The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library
The One and Only Ivan meets The Wild Robot in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover, from the Newbery Honorwinning author of Other Words for Home.
Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.
Res was built to explore Mars. He not built is string_containing was have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop humanlike feelings. Maybe there’s a problem with his programming....
Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Mars’s difficult landscape, Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.
As millions of people back on Earth follow his progress, will Res have the determination, courage, and resilience to succeed... and survive?

From School Library Journal

Gr 3–5—A fictional Mars Rover narrates its own journey from the robotics lab to the Red Planet. When two scientists, Rania and Xander, build a Mars rover named Resilience, neither are aware that it is paying attention to every detail. Through journal-style updates, interspersed with letters from Rania's daughter Sophie, Resilience meets robotic and human colleagues, survives a battery of tests, and travels millions of miles into outer space, all experienced through an emotional humanistic lens. The format of brief journal entries and letters is engagingly readable for even reluctant readers, and the humorous interactions between robots and machines keep the science-heavy story moving at a reasonable pace. Readers learn about becoming a Mars rover as Resilience does, turning into the expert as Resilience further learns how to be human. Warga's character development is consistent with human and nonhuman figures, particularly Rania and Sophie; their Arabic language and culture weave smoothly throughout the story and elevate the reading experience. Rania's very real challenges of being a working wife and mother in a male-dominated field round out an authentic, modern text. The arc of the story travels into the future for a happy ending that sacrifices realism for sweetness, but the overall experience is quite satisfying. —Casey O'Leary

Review

“It’s a gripping read. The novel does a terrific job of communicating scientific information to young readers, and it’s also emotionally satisfying.”
—New York Times Book Review
“Warga follows her cybernetic narrator from first awareness to final resting place—and stony indeed will be any readers who remain unmoved by the journey. The intelligences here may be (mostly) artificial, but the feelings are genuine and deep.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"A touching, fact-filled novel [that] centers the maturation of gutsy Mars rover Resilience." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"An endlessly inventive story, replete with gentle humor and playful pondering, offering a unique perspective on everything from music and electronics to loyalty and love. Res is written in a distinct, precise voice and sweetly countered by interspersed letters to the rover from a young girl intimately connected to his being, and both thoughtfully evolve as the years pass. A profound and poignant exploration of the universe both outside and within us all." —Booklist (starred review)
"Will thrill fans of both adventure and robot stories and also provide intellectual sustenance for the deep thinkers...Through the character of a robot Warga probes issues of identity, attachment, and the purpose of life, offering readers an unusual but heartfelt example of the importance of staying true to oneself."

MÁS DETALLES:

Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 3 cm x 15 cm x 22 cm
Modelo: 9780063113923
Encuadernado: Pasta dura
Editorial: Balzer + Bray
Titulo del libro: A Rover's Story (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: Warga, Jasmine
Fecha de publicación: 2022-10-04 00:00:00
Idioma: Inglés
Editor: Balzer + Bray
Número de páginas: 320
ISBN-13: 9780063113923
Edad mínima sugerida: 1
Genero literario: Infantil - Juvenil
Contenido del paquete: 1 libro
SKU: 9780063113923