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The Origami Kid:
A Paperfolding Adventure
Written and illustrated by Robert McGuire
Published by Workman
For origami lovers, adventurers, and storytellers, fold origami right alongside Mike in this modern retelling of the popular Japanese fable, Momotaro (“The Peach Boy”). Includes 28 sheets of origami paper, 7 different origami models, and a bonus recipe for "folded" dumplings.
Mike is bored at home on a rainy day. Luckily, he can make his own fun! With nothing but his imagination (and some origami paper), Mike sets out on an epic journey through a jungle, across an ocean, and up the tallest mountain. Along the way, he encounters some new paper friends—Zoe the dog, Monkey, and Bird. Fold origami with Mike on his journey to save his newly folded friends from the monster…and maybe save the monster, too!
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ROBERT IS A PICTURE BOOK ILLUSTRATOR. SEE THE BOOKS HE HAS ILLUSTRATED. *
The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby
Written by Crystal Hubbard
Illustrated by Robert McGuire
Published by Lee & Low Books
The story of Jimmy Winkfield, one of horse racing's all-time great jockeys and the last African American to win the Kentucky Derby, in 1902.
Born into an African American sharecropping family in 1880s Kentucky, Jimmy Winkfield grew up loving horses. The large, powerful animals inspired little Jimmy to think big. Looking beyond his family's farm, he longed for a life riding on action-packed racetracks around the world.
The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby brings to life a vivacious hero from a little-known chapter of American sports history. Readers are transported trackside to witness the heart-pounding story of a vibrant young man chasing down his dream.
Frederick Douglass: Writer, Speaker, and Opponent of Slavery
Written by Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by Robert McGuire
Published by Picture Window Books
Born a slave, Frederick Douglass escaped to freedom. Find out how he then worked for the freedom of all slaves and equal rights for all Americans.
The White Elephant
Written by Sid Fleischman
Illustrated by Robert McGuire
Publisher by Greenwillow Books
Run-Run, a young elephant trainer, discovers the answer when he incurs the fury of the prince. The boy's punishment? The gift of an elephant, white as a cloud. From that moment forward, the curse reveals itself. According to tradition, so rare an elephant cannot be allowed to work for its keep. It is poor Run-Run who must feed the beast the hundreds of pounds of food it eats each day, and scrub it clean, and brush its pom-pom of a tail, and wash behind its ears, and, above all, keep it from doing any work.
Oh, if only Run-Run could make the magnificent white elephant disappear! Clever as a magician, he does—but the curse has tricks of its own for Run-Run.
The Furry-Legged Teapot
Written by Tim Myers
Illustrated by Robert McGuire
Published by Marshall Cavendish
Yoshi the tanuki—a Japanese raccoon-dog—learns how to magically transform himself into anything, even a teapot. But what happens when he can’t change back? This is the tale of the teapot-tanuki’s adventures, from the day he leaves his family to the day he meets the Emperor himself. What will it take for this teapot to become a tanuki again? Only the Emperor’s grandson knows the answer. Asian-influenced illustrations using vibrant acrylic paints bring the mythical tanuki to life.
Amelia Earhart: Female Pioneer in Flight
Written Lori Mortensen
Illustrated by Robert McGuire
Published by Picture Window
Daring to become the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic ocean, Amelia Earhart challenged the opinions toward women of her time. Explore her life that has become an inspiration to the world.
River Song
Written by Belinda Hollyer
Illustrated by Robert McGuire
Published by Holiday House
Jessye loves living with her grandmother in a traditional Maori village, but when her free-wheeling mother comes back into her life, Jessye must decide whether to stay or move to the city.