Boot: Small Robot, Big Adventure: questions to ask and activities to try
Boot wakes up in a scrapyard with only one memory: a family it loved. Boot is a funny, warm-hearted robot adventure about friendship and home.
What age is it for? Boot: Small Robot, Big Adventure is best for ages 7–10. Good for: A small robot searching for home.
Boot: Small Robot, Big Adventure (Shane Hegarty and Ben Mantle)
- Age
- 7-10
- Best for
- A small robot searching for home
Read a chapter a night. Talk about what home means to Boot.
What it helps with
- Friendship
- Belonging and home
- Robots and technology
- Chapter books
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Where did Boot wake up?”
- “What did it remember?”
- “Who did it meet?”
- “What dangers did it face?”
- “Did it find home?”
- “What does home mean to you?”
5-minute activities to try together
Robot design
Design a robot friend and its special skills.
Memory map
Draw a map of the places Boot travelled.
Free printables: Boot: Small Robot, Big Adventure worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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- Best for
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- Age
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- Best for
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- Age
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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