And when Roz's metal leg is destroyed, a beaver gnaws her a new one out of a tree stump and the wild robot is born. A scene from the movie "The Wild Robot." ...

The second book, The Wild Robot Escapes, follows Roz as she ventures into a futuristic world filled with humans and other robots while grappling with her island past, according to Brown’s website.

On the Shelf The Wild Robot on the Island By Peter Brown Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: 48 pages, $20 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org ...

My 7-year-old son and I interviewed Peter Brown together. As big fans of "The Wild Robot," we both had very different questions to ask.