"Cedric makes an incredible discovery on trash day - a robot! His new helper can clean Cedric's room and do his homework. Unfortunately, that's not all it can do." --Cover page [4].

"Red system" series part identified by red band on books as identified on publisher webpage for Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI) http://www.heinemann.com/fountasandpinnell/lli_Overview.aspx.