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Branded a madman and a traitor, Zak's uncle was sentenced. Branded a madman and a traitor, Zak's uncle was sentenced to spend the rest of his days on Penitentiary Island.
When fifteen-year-old Zak tries to build a robot of his own, mostly to get the attention of pretty sophomore Lisabeth Ryan, it leads to an adventure of gigantic proportions. Zak builds one of his uncle's banned robots, which he dubs Pogo, and he quickly discovers the machine goes far beyond what ordinary robots can do.
But when Zak wishes he could set his uncle free, Pogo breaks Doctor Corbin out of prison, leading to a confrontation with a secret weapon: We will send you an SMS containing a verification code.
Please double check your mobile number and click on "Send Verification Code". Enter the code below and hit Verify. Free Shipping All orders of I finished Zak Corbin, Master of Machines this morning. This afternoon, I was tasked with taking several boxes of donations to Goodwill that my wife and I put together.
Inside was a toaster oven, an old VCR, and a metal floor lamp. We could build a perfectly good robot with this stuff!
From the very beginning of the book I sensed that I was in the very capable hands of a master of th I finished Zak Corbin, Master of Machines this morning. From the very beginning of the book I sensed that I was in the very capable hands of a master of the science fiction genre.
The book is fast paced, full of great action, and interesting characters. This is a great way to get younger readers interested in the science fiction genre. Sep 11, Jennifer rated it it was amazing Shelves: I love finding new books that my kids will love, and sometimes you have to sift through quite a few before you find one that really captures your child's interests.
This was one of those books that my eight year old daughter just loved and my twelve year old son as well. It left me with a little bit of a wait to get my hands on it!
It was great to think that she was sleeping one night only to find her flashlight on, covers over her head, and too busy reading to notice that I had walked in. But, I love finding new books that my kids will love, and sometimes you have to sift through quite a few before you find one that really captures your child's interests. But, I agree with my kids this book has a lot of different aspects that separate it from some. I loved how the story begins in futuristic with a misunderstood mad scientist, Doctor Corbin, to fifteen years later with his nephew, Zak Corbin wanting to discover everything he can about this uncle who is in prison for the robots he created.
Zak's fascination with robots and his uncle's past bring him to create a banned robot, and Zak doesn't quite realize what he is getting himself into! Sep 07, Arthur Davis rated it liked it Shelves: Master of Machines was a fun read.
Settings were described perfectly and I could easily envision the world that Zak and pals inhabit. The confusion of a young man navigating his first boy-girl relationship is layed out perfectly. The characters of the children are well developed, but I found the adults a little lacking.
The story was very straight forward, and while exciting, I kept waiting for twists that didn't happen. Over all a good well paced read that kept me reading and enter Zak Corbin: Over all a good well paced read that kept me reading and entertained. I recieved this book free through the Goodreads. Sep 11, David Ledeboer added it.
The adventures of Zak Corbin: Master of Machines, by Tony Russo, begins fast and furiously with an epic robotic battle. Russo tosses a sprinkling of mystery into the battle, just enough to get us turning the pages to know more. Under the devious guidance of his imprisoned uncle, the feared Dr. Elias Corbin, fifteen and three-fourths years old Zak Corbin and two good friends build a Corbin robot. Corbin free, unstoppable gears are set in motion that will steamroll the world of Zak, his friends and New Futura itself.
Along the way, the trio learns about friendship, confidence, and responsibility. Zak struggles with everything that the typical teenager goes through — frustration with his parents, self-doubt, young love. We feel his nervousness as he and friends bring their robot to school for the first time.
We applaud when the robot does well and shrink in our skin right along with Zak as the robot fails. Albeit, Zak does appear a bit over-achieving and a bit of the over-the-top young genius to be able to construct such advanced robots, even with the help of his illustrious uncle. However, I guess we could all aspire to possess such intelligence! The robots are oversized, elite, and scrumptious.
As each robot stomps and battles through New Futura, we feel the ground shake and hear the artillery whistle and explode. A surprising number of Stukas were shot down—the planes were too slow and vulnerable against RAF fighters—and their squadrons were withdrawn. The air battle seesawed for weeks. German intelligence was faulty. Hitler and his generals were convinced they were winning when in fact they were losing planes, experienced pilots and air crews. The RAF had enough airplanes, but pilots were in short supply. In September, a German bomber force attacked London.
Churchill ordered an immediate reprisal and Berlin was bombed.
Enraged, Hitler ordered a change in tactics—he would terrorize the British people into surrender. The British people refused to cower to terror. The change in targets gave the RAF time to rebuild its fighter squadrons. The further distance to London pushed German planes to their limits.
Fighter escorts had to leave the battle early or run out of fuel. Despite facing larger and larger formations, the RAF held on. On September 15 th , Battle of Britain Day, massive German raids were intercepted and resulted in unsustainable losses for the Luftwaffe.