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Jo Bright and the seven bots / by Deborah Underwood ; illustrated by Meg Hunt.

Underwood, Deborah, (author.). Hunt, Meg, (illustrator.).

Summary:

In this humorous adaptation of the Snow White tale Jo Bright excells at building bots which angers the queen--so Jo and her dragon friend, Henry, and their seven bots come up with a plan to banish the jealous queen to the Moon, take over the queen's storerooms, filled with bot-building equipment.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781452171302 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1452171300
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2022.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 3-5. Chronicle Books.
Grades K-1. Chronicle Books.
Subject: Snow White (Tale) > Adaptations.
Robots > Fiction.
Dragons > Fiction.
Queens > Fiction.
Inventors > Fiction.
Genre: Stories in rhyme.
Fairy tales.
Humorous fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch E UNDER D (Text) 33126019968399 Easy Available -
Erlanger Branch E UNDER D (Text) 33126019968340 Easy Available -
Independence Branch E UNDER D (Text) 33126019968407 Easy Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    "In this humorous adaptation of the Snow White tale, Jo Bright excels at building bots. After the jealous queen banishes Jo to the forest, then attacks her dragon-bots, Jo and her new dragon friends fly the queen to the Moon, and a new bot-builder is chosen to rule the kingdom: Jo!"--
  • Baker & Taylor
    In this entertaining and empowering futuristic spin on Snow White, a bot-building princess, using wit, courage and some spare circuit boards, defeats the queen, befriends a dragon and builds a happy ending all her own. Illustrations.
  • Grand Central Pub
    A bot-building princess engineers her own happy ending in this futuristic fairytale, a follow-up to the acclaimed Interstellar Cinderella.

    Once upon a planetoid
    surrounded by her friends,
    a girl, Jo Bright, loved building bots
    from scraps and odds and ends!

    Snow White gets a stellar upgrade in this clever retelling with a truly inventive heroine. With wit, bravery, and some spare circuit boards, Jo will foil the queen, befriend a dragon, and build herself a celestially happy ending of her own. From the team that created the acclaimed Interstellar Cinderella and Reading Beauty comes another funny and empowering fairytale that's out of this world.

    A STELLAR ROLE MODEL FOR GIRLS: This uniquely feminist retelling of Snow White, in which the princess is an engineer and inventor, encourages girls to see themselves as the heroines of their own stories.

    STEM FOR THE WIN: It's more important than ever to support young girls who are interested in STEM activities. This picture book makes tinkering, inventing, and engineering accessible and inviting!

    SO MUCH FUN TO READ ALOUD: An enchanting rhyme and gorgeous color-drenched illustrations combine to make this engaging book a wonderful choice for story-times—one that little readers will want to pore over again and again.

    DON'T MISS THE OTHER BOOKS: This fractured fairytale is a smart and funny follow-up to the acclaimed Interstellar Cinderella and Reading Beauty.

    Perfect for:
    • Parents and grandparents
    • Gift-givers
    • Teachers and librarians

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