Books with author Nikk Robinson

"I don't need paint or paper. I can make art anywhere. My imagination is all I need."In spare, delightful text and illustrations, an exuberant artist makes art from found objects and the world around her. This sprightly picture book celebrates creativity and will inspire readers to find art all around them, unleash their imaginations, and make their own artistic creations.

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!

**PRIME and Kindle Unlimited members can enjoy this book for free.**Alligator Bear Crab is an alphabet learning book for kids and animal lovers of all ages. In Section One, you'll find each letter of the alphabet accompanied by an animal illustration and a short, sight-word friendly sentence (e.g., Agnes the Alligator ate an apple). In Section Two, we revisit the same animal friends with an emphasis on the starting letter. (e.g. A is for Alligator). Happy learning!

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.

Tortoise and Hairball are neighbors, but not the good kind of neighbors. Hairball never misses a chance to tease Tortoise for being slow. Tortoise finally accepts Hairball’s challenge to race. Like Aesop’s classic fable of the Tortoise and the Hare, The Tortoise and the Hairball subtly teaches children the importance of hard work and perseverance. This modern twist finds Hairball so confident of his racing skills that he stops along the road to text message with his buddies. LOL.The Tortoise and the Hairball is a cleverly illustrated, 400-word children’s picture book. The book is ideal for children ages 4 to 8, but will also delight younger (and older) book lovers.If you’re looking for a quick, satisfying read that you won’t mind re-reading with your child, you’ve found the right book.*Get your free The Tortoise and the Hairball Coloring Sheets***PRIME and Kindle Unlimited members can enjoy this book for free.**

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!

The story of California can be told in terms of its land. Better still, it can be told in terms of men and women claiming the land. These men and women form a procession that begins in prehistory and comes down to the present moment. Heading the procession are Indians, stemming out of a mysterious past, speaking a babel of tongues, and laying claims to certain hunting, fishing, and acorn-gathering areas-possessory claims doomed to fade quickly before conquering white races. Following the brown-skinned Indians are Spanish speaking soldiers, settlers, and missionaries who, in 1769, began coming up through Lower California and taking over the fertile coast valleys and the harbors of California. Their laws were the Laws of the Indies controlling Spanish colonization and governing ownership of land. Missions, presidios, pueblos, and ranchos were born in the period of these people.

"I don't need paint or paper. I can make art anywhere. My imagination is all I need."In spare, delightful text and illustrations, an exuberant artist makes art from found objects and the world around her. This sprightly picture book celebrates creativity and will inspire readers to find art all around them, unleash their imaginations, and make their own artistic creations.

The Roadman Boogie is a delightful and true story of a bored Roadman who found a way to entertain himself with dance on a wet and blustery day. The Roadman has some great dance moves and his happiness and enthusiasm is infectious as he jumps around listening to the various beats blaring from car to car. Children will be enthralled as they see him dancing the rhumba and salsa, wiggling his bottom to a tune, and finding a way to keep drivers happy in a soggy situation. The gorgeous rhyming text is also a joy to read!

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!