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Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot is a series of illustrated children's books written by Dav Pilkey (best known for his Captain Underpants books). The first seven books were illustrated by Martin Ontiveros and all nine books were illustrated by Dan Santat.[1] In each book, Ricky Ricotta, a mouse, with the help of his mighty robot, saves the world from an evil villain. The books also have an alien animal from a different planet in order from closest-to-sun to furthest-from-sun including Earth, as the villain of the first book is from Earth. The reader could see the villains being jailed in each series and later notice the familiar villains from previous books.[2]
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Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot
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| Author | Dav Pilkey |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children |
| Published | 2000–2016 |
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| No. of books | 10 |
The first three books were initially published under Ricky Ricotta's Giant Robot. For the subsequent books, Dav Pilkey replaced the word "giant" with "mighty" at the recommendation of several readers, who noted that the robot is merely twelve times taller than a mouse, making him about 2.5 feet (76 cm) in height. The first three books were reissued with "Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot". [3]
List of books
edit- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (2000/2014)
- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury (2000/2014)
- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus (2001/2014)
- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mecha-Monkeys from Mars (2002/2014)
- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter (2002/2014)
- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn (2003/2015)
- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus (2005/2015)
- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Astro-Activity Book o' Fun (2006)
- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Naughty Nightcrawlers from Neptune (2016)
- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto (2016)
References
edit- ↑ van Straaten, Tracy. "Newly Re-illustrated Editions of Dav Pilkey's Ricky Ricotta Series". Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ "Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Series - Book Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
- ↑ Pilkey, Dav. "Ricky Ricotta". Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
External links
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- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (Ricky Ricotta official site)
- (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot on Dav Pilkey's official site)
- Classroom guide (Classroom guide to Ricky Ricotta)