Books with author Nick Robinson

Derived from the Japanese words ori (to fold) and kami (paper), origami is the centuries old art of paper folding. Today, the process of transforming flat sheets of paper into miniature sculpture is an art form practiced around the world by people of all ages. The Awesome Origami Pack has everything kids need to get started creating their own amazing origami sculptures. This brightly illustrated manual includes 50 sheets of patterned origami paper (plus patterned, foil, and waterproof varieties), and step-by-step instructions for dozens of projects. Kids will be thrilled at the amazing things they can make with folded paper:Simple fans, crowns and envelopes Waterproof items like boats, cups, and water bombsOrigami animals like fish, frogs, and peacocks Decorative boxes, stars, and picture framesReaders will also find an introduction to the history of origami, basic folding techniques and a printed folding guide. A built in storage pocket keep papers neat.

Are you ready to flip out? Hexaflexagons are six-sided, flat paper models that can be made to reveal hidden images through a series of flexes and folds. Flexagons were first introduced in a column written by Martin Gardner for Scientific American. From there, people started folding and figuring out creative ways to craft these interesting origami-like objects.Included in this delightful book are instructions and material to create hexaflexagons, tri-tetra flexagons, cubes, flexacubes, and more! Flexing kaleidocycles are shapes formed by taking several tetrahedra (four-sided 3D shapes) and joining their edges to form a ring, which can then be rotated so that it turns inside out to display a multitude different colors, shapes, and designs!This book contains:• A brief introduction on the history of hexaflexagons• Instructions on how to make 13 different fun flexagon models• 40 pages of easy tear-out pages with pieces to assemble your hexaflexagonsPeople are still discovering new ways to innovate with these enjoyable creations—so with some study and practice, you may be able to come up with a unique design and enter the pages of flexagon history! All you need to do is to cut out and assemble the various models in this book to create the most intriguing and entertaining designs available. Start folding your flexagons now!

When a tornado hits her farmhouse in Kansas, Dorothy is caught up in a whirlwind of adventure, complete with flying monkeys, talking lions, and silver slippers. Advanced readers will join Dorothy, Toto, and her friends from Oz on an unforgettable journey down the Yellow Brick Road in this Level 4 reader. The Wizard of Oz will now join classics like The Secret Garden and Alice in Wonderland in the Penguin Young Readers program!

Set your imagination flying—with 40 stellar paper airplane designs to choose from. There’s no need for glue, scissors, or tape; just follow the directions on selecting and folding the paper, and use the principles of flight (explained in the book) to get great results. Start with some classic designs, including the dart and gliding toy. For something extra-aerobatic, make a stunt plane that will loop the loop, and even return to you after you launch it. Stunning color photographs of the finished models, plus detailed diagrams and hints, help novice pilots soar!

It's as big as the Empire State Building, a massive floating fortress at the throbbing heart of a U.S. Navy Carrier Battle Group. Its supersonic aircraft can level entire cities at a stroke. Its surveillance gear can track every target within thousands of square miles--in the air, on the surface, and under the sea. Its crew of six thousand works night and day to keep this awesome military machine at peak performance. It's a Nimitz-Class nuclear carrier, the most powerful weapons system on the planet. Nothing can touch it. So when the first stunned messages say only that the Thomas Jefferson has disappeared, the Navy reacts with disbelief. But as her battered escorts report in, the truth becomes inescapable: a Nimitz-Class carrier has been claimed by nuclear catastrophe--the mightiest military unit on earth, vaporized without warning by an accidental detonation of unimaginable power. No other explanation is possible.But as Navy maverick Bill Baldridge begins to investigate the disaster that claimed his idolized brother's life, another chilling alternative begins to emerge from the high-tech web of fleeting sonar contacts and elusive radar blips. It points to a rogue submarine commanded by a world-class undersea warrior with the steely nerve and cunning of a master spy. Suddenly it's up to Bill Baldridge to track down this shadowy nuclear terrorist, who has already turned America's ultimate weapon into the biggest sitting duck in history--and who still has another nuclear-tipped torpedo in his tubes. He's already proved he has the icy ruthlessness to incinerate six thousand sailors without a qualm. What will he do for an encore?In these pages the modern military springs to life, form the Pentagon's tense conferences to the screaming flight deck of a giant carrier to the silent conning tower of an attack sub on full alert. But as Bill Baldridge races against time to pursue the nation's most deadly enemy, we are forced to ask ourselves serious real-life questions: Have defense budget cuts jeopardized our national security? Are we prepared to defend ourselves against naval terrorist? How safe are we? Nimitz Class is a world-class techno-thriller with a plot as riveting as Hunt for Red October--and an explosive twist out of tomorrow's headlines.Today it's a novel. Tomorrow it might be the news.

Patrick Robinson, coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Lone Survivor and “preeminent writer of modern naval fiction” (The Florida Times Union) shares the gripping untold story of Mohammed Gulab, the Afghani warrior who defied the Taliban and saved the life of American hero and Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell.Bestselling author Patrick Robinson helped Marcus Luttrell bring his harrowing story of survival to the page and the big screen with Lone Survivor. But the Afghani man who saved his life was always shrouded in mystery. Now, with The Lion of Sabray, Robinson reveals the amazing backstory of Mohammed Gulab—the brave man who forever changed the course of life for his Afghani family, his village, and himself when he discovered Luttrell badly injured and barely conscious on a mountainside in the Hindu Kush just hours after the firefight that killed the rest of Luttrell’s team. Operating under the 2,000-year-old principles of Pashtunwali—the tribal honor code that guided his life—Gulab refused to turn Luttrell over to the Taliban forces that were hunting him, believing it was his obligation to protect and care for the American soldier. Because Gulab was a celebrated Mujahedeen field commander and machine-gunner who beat back the Soviets as a teenager, the Taliban were wary enough that they didn’t simply storm the village and take Luttrell, which gave Gulab time to orchestrate his rescue. In addition to Gulab’s brave story, The Lion of Sabray cinematically reveals previously unknown details of Luttrell’s rescue by American forces—which were only recently declassified—and sheds light on the ramifications for Gulab, his family, and his community. Going beyond both the book and the movie versions of Lone Survivor, The Lion of Sabray is a must-read for anyone who wants to know more about the brave man who helped the Lone Survivor make it home.

This beginner's guide will quickly acquaint kids and novices with the pleasures of paperfolding—and 24 pages of colorful origami paper will provide everything they need to get started! Perforated pages make it easy to remove the origami paper from the rest of the book. Easy instructions for more than 20 simple but satisfying projects include models of pecking and flying birds, a talking frog, an angel fish, a hermit crab, and an anteater.

Grand Prize Winner Great Southeast Book FestivalWinner Best Fiction Great Southeast Book FestivalFinalist Next Generation Indie Book AwardsFinalist Readers' Favorite Awards - Southern FictionHollywood Book Festival Runner Up Best FictionDespite his material success and outward appearance of happiness, James Conrad feels empty inside. He is spending his 50th birthday alone in South Florida when he decides to take a drive along Alligator Alley into the depths of the Everglades. Searching for childhood memories of his great uncle—a man who left his family behind to live on a Seminole Indian reservation—James discovers his small town definition of success may all be a ruse. When given the chance to make a real change, James Conrad must make the hardest decision of his life.Alligator Alley is the story of one man's struggle with his own destiny, but it could be the story of anyone facing change in his or her life. As Robinson states with simple eloquence, “This book asks a very basic question—if you could change, would you?”

Origami novices of all ages will be off to a quick start with this basic paperfolding guide and its on-the-go models. Seventeen projects include a chariot, hang glider, rocket, hot air balloon, and sports car. In addition to clear instructions and helpful diagrams, 24 easy-to-remove pages of colorful origami paper provide everything an aspiring origamist needs.

Great artists created the designs—and the instructions come from an expert in the revolutionary time-saving “Seven Steps to Folding Heaven” techniques. A section on folding seven types of animal heads prepares you to use the same methods to create 14 whimsical creatures, including a Sleeping Cow, Bloodhound, Bat, Panda, Frog, Monkey, Rhino, and Giraffe, along with five fantastic dinosaurs—like the super T-Rex.

Great artists created the designs—and the instructions come from an expert in the revolutionary time-saving “Seven Steps to Folding Heaven” techniques. A section on folding seven types of animal heads prepares you to use the same methods to create 14 whimsical creatures, including a Sleeping Cow, Bloodhound, Bat, Panda, Frog, Monkey, Rhino, and Giraffe, along with five fantastic dinosaurs—like the super T-Rex.