Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Vs. Stupid Stinkbug From Saturn #06 (Paperback)

by Dav Pilkey (Author), Martin Ontiveros (Illustrator) "One fine day, Ricky Ricotta and his Mighty Robot were playing cops and robbers in their yard..." (more)
Key Phrases: one animated picture, Sergeant Stinkbug, Mighty Robot, Warrior Stinkbugs (more...)

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Product Description
Ricky Ricotta and his Mighty Robot battle for the safety of the solar system once again! This time, smelly Sergeant Stinkbug arrives on Earth with a plan to kidnap the king of the world, but he ends up with Ricky's little cousin Lucy instead. Now it's up to Ricky and his Robot to save Lucy and the rest of mousekind from a stinky situation! With easy-to-read language and action-packed illustrations on every page, the Ricky Ricotta books are perfect for beginning readers. It's adventure that's truly out of this world!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Blue Sky Press (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439376459
• ISBN-13: 978-0439376457
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #89,263 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My kids loved it!, December 2, 2003

By A Customer

This was the first chapter book that I read to my kids ages 6.5 and 4. The name alone is funny. The kids wondered how a robot was invented by Ricky Ricotta. This was probably explained in one of the earlier ones.

It is truly a funny book as Dav Pilkey books are absolutely hysterical. All of his books seem to provide adult humor and loads of play on words.

The trouble starts when Ricky Ricotta is forced by his parents to go to his cousin Lucy's house. Her parents are overly loving to him. His uncle hurts Ricky with very strong handshakes. His aunt attacks with a million kisses. EEKK! Typical boy, to think of this as a real annoyance. His cousin only wants to play Princess and other girly games. She has 3 Jurassic pets. I am not sure about how they are alive. I guess this was in one of the earlier books too.

The stinkbugs live on Saturn a really dirty and polluted planet. It is ruled by a Stinkbug leader who cannot even live on such a disgusting planet. He decides that he will rule over the Planet Earth.

His cousin yells about her Rubies. This is when the stinkbugs want to capture her for the Rubies. They decide that she must be the ruler of Earth and they must have her.

Ricky Ricotta tries to come to the rescue with his friendly robot. This does not work and Ricky himself is captured. They feel doomed. Yet, Ricky turns out to be the hero and it is a happy ending for the readers.

My kids loved the short chapters. I thought that they would not like the books because of the black and white photos but it was simple like coloring pages without the colorings. The words in the story were easy enough for my kids to understand. It was a great adventure. I thought that my daughter, age 4, would be lost and not care about a main character that was a male mouse. She loved it. It was something different. They love Dav Pilkey books but this was an adventure book.

I must incompetent but this book comes with a section called Flip-O-Rama. I could not make it work. I think a kid can do a better job! My son loved the way the Stinkbug lost the battle.

I enjoyed the book and plan on reading the first books as this is the sixth. I am sure that it does not matter if we go to the first one after reading this one. Each book can be read separately without needing the previous books. Kids can relate to playing pretend, aunts and uncles who love too much, and who have bad guys and good guys. One more point, Ricky Ricotta wears glasses. So many books do not show glasses especially for the main character.

This is a must read and a great way to introduce chapter books. Enjoy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stupid Stinkbug from Saturn - Ricky Robot Series, November 17, 2008

By	J. Russo "Reading Partner" (Everett, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great series for beginner chapter book readers. The flip-book exercise is so much fun to do, too.

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!!!, November 3, 2008

A Kid's Review

I am a second grade boy. I like to read books about battles. One of my favorite series of books are Ricky Ricotta and I have all in the collection. I like the pictures and the flip-o-rama. These books are easy to read. I like the stupid stinkbugs because they look cool and the book shows you how to draw them.