Scene from Chapter Eight of The Tiny Cyborg

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Draw a picture of Darius on his knees typing on a wireless keyboard with Robo sitting nearby. Darius is programming Flea to walk under the gap in a closed door. I put some pictures below with ideas for how to draw Darius, Robo, and Flea. Have fun!

Excerpt from Chapter Eight of The Tiny Cyborg:

Darius picked up the F.L.E.A. unit from Robo’s back and set him on the floor by the crack under the doors. Then Darius knelt on the floor beside Robo and used the remote keyboard to log into Robo’s drive. Once he was in, he programmed Flea to walk under the locked door.

Flea’s wings flickered, then he rolled under the crack beneath the door and out of sight.

“It worked!” Father said.

Darius

Darius is a small boy. He has big eyes, short light brown hair, and a kind face.

Flea

 

Robo

Robo is a robot dog that was built of scrap metal, so he has panels in different colors. But he is mostly silver. He has a black monitor screen like a mask over his eyes, which he uses to communicate with green text. One of his eyes is a camera. The other is a light that lights up green or red. This is Robo’s quick way of saying “yes” or “no.” His tail is a retractable antenna. His legs rotate so he can stand or lie flat on his stomach. And he has the letters ROBO on the bottom of his belly. That was how Tinker learned his name. Here is a portrait of Robo done by artist Kirbi Fagan, who also did the book cover:

Robo is a transformer of sorts. His legs shift so he can fly like a tiny space craft. I picture him boxy and functional. He’s fairly big. His head is as high as an adult’s waist, but when his legs fold up, he can slide under a bed.

His mouth can open up so he can be filled with trash, which he uses for fuel.

He is most similar to the Welsh Terrier breed of dog. Click here to see Google search results for this type of dog to give you more inspiration for how he might look.

Here is the cover for (book 3):

Here is the book cover for Tinker (book 1):

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