Meet Crank and Al ... robots on the run.

Al is taking Crank to the great recycling plant where, Al says, 'Old useless robots go in and bright new robots come out.'

But Crank doesn't want to be recycled.

Soon, he and Al are running for their lives. Can they escape the terrible Tin Man and reach the city of Robotika, where robots can be free ...?

A refreshed cover look for this well-loved series, illustrated by the incomparable Mark Oliver. Read on with Tunnel Racers, Razorbites, Powerball, The Ghost Sea and Aquanauts.

This is book 1 in Robo-Runners .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hodder & Stoughton General Division .

Nicola Moon lives in Swindon. She has written several books for young children, including the best-selling Lucy's Picture. Mark Oliver is a very successful illustrator who has previously illustrated Speak Up Spike, a Go Yellow Banana by Franzeska G. Ewart. Damian Harvey has worked as a hospital radio presenter, painter-decorator, and swimming instructor, as well as writing several books for children. He lives in Blackpool, Lancashire.