Norby the Mixed-Up Robot (Dover Children's Classics)

Meet Norby he wants to help but hes one mixed-up robot! When Space Academy cadet Jeff Wells needs tutoring for his course in Martian Swahili he goes looking for a robot teacher. Norby possesses not only the usual robot skills but also an extraordinary array of powers including antigravity and hyperspace capabilities. Hes just a little fuzzy on how to use his gifts! Together the boy and the robot must figure out a way to foil a sinister plot involving Ing the Ingrate would-be Emperor of the Universe. The first book of TheNorby Chronicles this novel was written by Janet Asimov and her husband Isaac Asimov the author of I Robot and many other robot stories. Its a great way to introduce young readers to the thrills of science fiction.