What Is a Robot?

Laura Ertimo

Original title: Mikä on robotti?

Author: Laura Ertimo

Illustrator: Aapo Ravantti

Published: 2022

Publisher: WSOY

Genre: Non-Fiction

Pages: 61

Reading material:

Finnish pdf

Friends Ro and Bot take a look at where one might bump into robots both now and in the future in this entertaining illustrated book. What do robots and humans have in common, and how do they differ?  Do robots think, can they have a crush on someone or even get mad?

Everything becomes clear in this amazing book by award-winning, bestselling children’s non-fiction author Laura Ertimo.

PRAISE:
Laura Ertimo knows how to sum up difficult things appropriately in the blink of an eye. Her works can provide information and joy to a wide range of readers, and they also attract people of all ages to delve deeper into the book and consider difficult issues together. Laura Ertimo's books open paths to important and current topics.
-The Tietopöllö award jury on Laura Ertimo

Laura Ertimo knows how to sum up difficult things appropriately in the blink of an eye. Her works can provide information and joy to a wide range of readers, and they also attract people of all ages to delve deeper into the book and consider difficult issues together. Laura Ertimo's books open paths to important and current topics.

-The Tietopöllö award jury on Laura Ertimo

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Rights sold:
FINLAND: WSOY (orig.)
ESTONIA: Kirjastus Avita
TURKEY: Yapi Kredi

About author

Laura Ertimo

Laura Ertimo is a geographer and author. She has previously worked in publishing of geography-related non-fiction and maps, and now she writes full time, specializing in children’s non-fiction. A recurring theme in her work is the holistic worldview, the interaction between phenomena, people and nature.

In 2020, she received the prestigious Tietopöllö Award for her work as a Non-Fiction writer. Her children's title WHERE DID THE ANIMALS GO, illustrated by Mari Ahokoivu, was nominated for the 2021 Finlandia Award and has also won the Tieto-Lauri award!

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