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Flip, Flap, Build Robots

by Macmillan Children's Books

Book Details

Publisher:Macmillan Children's Books
Published:2025-04-10
Pages:24
Format:board book
Language:English
ISBN:1035025345

Reading Info

Age Range:3-5

About This Book

Flip the pages and build your very own incredible robots, with different choices on every page and over 180 different robots to make! Bo and Mo need to tidy their bedroom--and they are going to build a robot to help! This fun-filled flip-the-page book has countless different robots to build: will your robot cook you a meal, talk to you, or hop around on springs? And what happens when the wiring goes wrong?! Packed full of facts, plus plenty of hand-on interactive fun, Flip Flap Build: Rockets in

Our Review

This interactive board book offers young builders a chance to create their own robot helpers through clever split-page design, letting children mix and match robot heads, bodies, and legs to invent countless mechanical companions. Following Bo and Mo's mission to build a tidy-up robot, the book transforms reading into hands-on play as each page flip reveals new combinationsβ€”will your creation have springy legs for hopping or cooking arms for meal preparation? The engaging format naturally introduces early engineering concepts while keeping the focus on imaginative construction, with the added excitement of seeing what happens when robot wiring goes amusingly wrong.

What sets this activity book apart is how seamlessly it blends factual learning about mechanics with open-ended creativity, allowing preschoolers to experiment with different configurations while developing fine motor skills through page manipulation. Children who enjoy cause-and-effect play will particularly delight in discovering how their choices affect each robot's capabilities, making this an ideal choice for young tinkerers ready to move beyond simple stories into interactive storytelling. The combination of predictable narrative structure with unpredictable robotic outcomes creates that magical balance of comfort and surprise that keeps little hands flipping pages again and again.

Themes

Juvenile Nonfiction

Subjects

Juvenile Nonfiction