Everything you need to understand or teach Norby by Isaac Asimov.
Jeff Wells is an accident-prone young man who finds himself caught up in a conspiracy to turn the solar system into an empire. Norby: The Mixed-Up Robot begins with his having turned the kitchen computers into chaos while trying to use the Space Academy's computers to teach him Martian Colony Swahili while he sleeps. Even Space Command's Admiral Yobo, who likes Jeff, is upset by this turn of events; he likes eating. Thus...