This picture book told the story of Baby Brains who
is the smartest baby in the universe. He was unlike other babies who just cried
and slept. Baby Brains was very clever and enjoyed working on a computer, doing
chemistry experiments, and especially designing new inventions. He created a
fully motorized stroller and a cradle that rocked itself. Baby Brains realized
that his parents were still very tired. So he created RoboMom! RoboMom started
to do everything from ironing to tucking Baby Brains into bed. But then RoboMom
began to stop working. It started to mess up what it was doing. RoboMom even
washed Baby Brains in the kitchen sink and hung him outside on a line to dry.
Baby Brains was very sad and screamed for his mom. RoboMom began to smoke and
then it exploded! Baby Brains and his parents started to work together around
the house. They all liked this very much but Baby Brains decided that they
could use a little help, so he created a smaller RoboMom 2.
This science fiction picture book could be used in
the classroom to have students create their own thoughts about technology. I
would love to do a writing activity were the students will write about things
that they do not like doing, for example homework. Then I would like to see
them write about what they would create so they wouldn’t have to do homework
anymore. The students would have to draw or make a model of their creation.
This book could help to lead students to do research about new technology that
is being created to help around the house. I also would want to hear students
opinions about technology and if they really want robots to do things for them.
It would be interesting for them to reflect on what they think that will do to
our world in the future. I think this book would be a great addition to a classroom library and really could be used to generate students' thoughts about what our future world will look like.
Baby Brains and RoboMom
Author: Simon James
Year Published: 2007
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