Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn (Ricky Ricotta, Book 6) [Paperback]

Dav Pilkey (Author), Martin Ontiveros (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

With more than one million books in print, Ricky Ricotta and his Mighty Robot are a big hit with children. Here the mightiest struggle of the solar system continues with Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn!

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!

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About the Author

"Considered one of the most popular contemporary authors for readers in elementary school, (Dav Pilkey) is also regarded as a talented artist and inventive humorist as well as a subtle moralist. ...He underscores his works--even at their most outrageous--with a philosophy that emphasizes friendship, tolerance, and generosity and celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted."
-The Educational Book & Media Association

Dav Pilkey is the Caldecott Honor Award-winning creator of more than 40 books for children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Blue Sky Press (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439376459
• ISBN-13: 978-0439376457
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Considered one of the most popular contemporary authors for readers in elementary school, (Dav Pilkey) is also regarded as a talented artist and inventive humorist as well as a subtle moralist. ...He underscores his works--even at their most outrageous--with a philosophy that emphasizes friendship, tolerance, and generosity and celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted."

-The Educational Book & Media Association

Dav Pilkey is the Caldecott Honor Award-winning author and illustrator of more than 40 books for children. Check out his award-winning website at www.Pilkey.com

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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 review is from: Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn (Ricky Ricotta, Book 6) (Paperback)

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!

5.0 out of 5 stars My son loves these books, December 10, 2011

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tdah - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn (Ricky Ricotta, Book 6) (Paperback)

My 8 year old son reads the Mighty Robot Series from start to finish in one sitting. He actually asked to read it aloud to his sister and me. Can't believe it! Dav Pilkey's books are funny for both adults and kids. My kids also love the how to draw section in the back of the books.

My only complaint about the book...I wish that "Stupid" wasn't in the title of the book. We try not to use stupid, dumb, etc in our household. Otherwise, great series!!!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

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

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J. Russo "Reading Partner" (Everett, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn (Ricky Ricotta, Book 6) (Paperback)

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