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There are ten chapters in the RoboTales-Tinker book. That makes ten Chapter Categories you may enter. Below is a list of descriptions of one scene for each chapter that we would like illustrated. We are asking entrants to draw an 8 ½ X 11-inch black and white picture that is inspired by one of the scene descriptions, and the illustrations and written descriptions below them.
Chapter Categories
Chapter One: Tinker walking home with scavenged machine parts and Robo in his wagon in the city of New Tharsis. Think far-off planet, futuristic vehicles in a desert community. Like India meets Manhattan.
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Chapter Two: A close up of the advertisement for the Recycle Race on a tablet. The tablet would be sitting on the counter in the repair shop. Perhaps a man’s hand would be beside it or holding it.
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Chapter Three: Tinker kneeling in front of Robo beside Tinker’s bed. All or part of the words “Engine malfunction” are written on Robo’s face screen.
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Chapter Four: Tinker at the Hunk and Junk junkyard, looking for some sort of vehicle that he could rebuild for the Recycle Race.
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Chapter Five: Tinker is in the workshop with Robo and discovers that Robo’s mouth opens for fuel. And the fuel Robo requires is trash. Tinker starts putting trash into Robo’s mouth.
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Chapter Six: Tinker arrives at the Invention Institute to compete in the Recycle Race. He takes notice of all the other interesting vehicles that are being entered. You could draw other kids on interesting inventions that are described in the book or invent some of your own.
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Chapter Seven: Tinker and the jumper, neck-and-neck as they approach the finish line.
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Chapter Eight: Tinker wakes up in the hospital room.
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Chapter Nine: Tinker on crutches beside his airbike, which is on display. He built Robo into the bike, and Robo’s mouth is open. The crowd is lined up, each holding a piece of trash to add to Robo’s open mouth.
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Chapter Ten: Tinker and Mr. Holden standing on the roof of the Invention Institute, watching Robo fly away.
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Cover art for the RoboTales-Tinker book:
Some information about the book:
Tinker is a retelling of Cinderella. It’s about a twelve-year-old boy who works in his uncle’s machine repair shop.
Grezzer was tall and thick with skinny legs. He reminded Tinker of a screwdriver. He was the older of the two. Ratch had the same thick build but was shorter. Tinker thought his bulging eyes made him look like a Drickle: the water people from the planet Zigmar.
