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The Wild Robot

by Peter Brown

Among the most widely assigned — 6 curriculum lists · 6 states

On reading-award lists:Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association)Nēnē Award (Hawai'i)Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA)Garden State Children's Book Award+2 more

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown is assigned in US schools at grades 4–6, with a Lexile measure of 740L. It appears across 6 curriculum references and 6 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where The Wild Robot is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

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Lexile
740L
Grade range
Grades 4–6
Difficulty for grade
Within the grade 4–5 band (740–1010L)
Age range
Ages 8–12
Pages
288
Reading time
about 5h 15m (est.)
First published
2016
Genre
Middle Grade Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316382007

Reading difficulty: At 740L, The Wild Robot falls within the typical 740–1010L text-complexity range for 4th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge.

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About this book

A robot named Roz wakes up alone on a wild island and must learn to survive among its animal inhabitants — eventually adopting an orphaned gosling and becoming part of the wilderness she was never built for. Peter Brown's gentle, illustrated novel about nature, technology, and what it means to be a parent is a grades 4-6 favorite (and now a film).

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Why widely assigned

This Middle Grade Fiction title, reads at middle-grade prose complexity, typically at grades 4–6. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on nature and survival; cited across 6 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

nature · survival · family · kindness

Content notes

peril · animal death

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Common questions

What grade level is The Wild Robot?
The Wild Robot is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–6, with a Lexile measure of 740L. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What is the Lexile level of The Wild Robot?
The Wild Robot has a Lexile measure of 740L according to MetaMetrics. Lexile measures text complexity, not content maturity — check the grade range and content notes separately for age-appropriateness.
How long does it take to read The Wild Robot?
It takes about 5h 15m to read The Wild Robot (288 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 315 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
Is The Wild Robot hard to read for 4th grade?
At 740L, The Wild Robot falls within the typical 740–1010L text-complexity range for 4th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge. Lexile measures text complexity, not thematic maturity — check the content notes for age-appropriateness separately.
What curricula assign The Wild Robot?
The Wild Robot appears on reading lists for Garden State Children's Book Award, Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association), Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, and 3 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Why this book is on this list

How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure
740L — sourced from MetaMetrics’ Lexile Hub.
Grade band
Grades 4–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 6 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 6 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: book-club.

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