Scene from Chapter Six of The Tiny Cyborg

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Draw a picture of Darius and his father standing on either side of Robo as they listen to the secret message Robo plays for them. Show little sound marks coming out of Robo so that it’s clear Darius and his father are listening. I put some pictures of sound marks below along with some ideas for how to draw Darius, Robo, President Cassian (Darius’ father), and flea, if you want to add him to the drawing as well. Have fun!

Excerpt from Chapter Six of The Tiny Cyborg:

Father! Darius ran to greet them. But before he could receive his father’s hug, he stopped. His father and Mr. Maxel both had cyborg goggles and joints. They were partial cyborgs too!

“Father! What happened to you?” Darius asked.

His father frowned at the words, then his son. “Dr. Fleed has been using this mining base to hide his cyborg army,” his father explained. “Any soldiers who came to investigate were captured and turned into cyborgs. Including me.” Father leaned down to examine Robo. “Who is this?”

“This is robo. My friend Leeus sent him to me from Dabon. He says he has a message for you.”

“Is that so? Well, let’s hear it.”

“Go on, Robo. My father is President Cassian. You can play the message now.”

Robo beeped. The sound of static came from Robo, followed by a deep voice.

“President Cassian, I am Dr. Azan Botz. I am a scientist and inventor. A year ago, I discovered a way to charge power cells by burning trash. I was going to present my invention to you, but Dr. Fleed found out about it and stopped me from…” The recording cut out, fizzled with static, then resumed. “…inhibit Fleed’s goal of taking over the ritium mines. I built this robot dog to carry the truth to you. Please send help. Dr. Fleed abducted me and exiled me on…” Again the recording cut out, but this time, it ended without any more words from Dr. Botz.

“Is that it?” Father asked. “Play it again.”

Robo did so, but Dr. Botz’s message cut out in the same places as before.

“It could be the recording was damaged in Robo’s journey or when the dayjon attacked him,” Darius said.

Darius

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

Darius’s Hard Suit

 

Cyborgs to Inspire Darius’ Father

Use lines or zigzags to show sound coming from Robo

Flea

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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