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Novak, Matt

The Everything Machine

32 pp. | Roaring Brook/Porter | October, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-286-4 $17.99
(4) K-3 From cleaning to cooking to back scratching, the Everything Machine does it all for the inhabitants of planet Quirk. When the machine breaks, the people are forced to rediscover the joys of doing for themselves. The didacticism of the story, extolling the merits and pleasures of labor, is counterbalanced by its humor. Clever illustrations portray the efforts of those returning to their vocations.
Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden

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