Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot
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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 | 9 (10 if counting the activity book) |
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot is a series of children's graphic novels written by Dav Pilkey (best known for his Captain Underpants books) and first seven books illustrated by Martin Ontiveros and all nine books 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 farthest-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]
The first three books were initially published as Ricky Ricotta's Giant Robot. Dav Pilkey stopped using the word "giant" in 2002 after many young fans pointed out that the Robot is not a giant. He is just 12 times taller than a mouse, so he's only about 2.5 feet (76 cm) tall. Many young readers suggested the adjective "Mighty" instead, so after careful consideration, Pilkey changed the title of all the books.[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)
- Pilkey.com (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot on Dav Pilkey's official site)
- Classroom guide (Classroom guide to Ricky Ricotta)
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- Children's science fiction novels
- Science fiction book series
- Fictional mice and rats
- Fictional robots
- Works by Dav Pilkey
- Novels set on Mercury (planet)
- Novels set on Venus
- Novels set on Mars
- Fiction set on Jupiter
- Novels set on Jupiter
- Fiction set on Saturn
- Novels set on Uranus
- Novels set on Neptune
- Fiction set on Pluto
- Pluto's planethood
- American children's book series