Iggy Peck, Architect (The Questioneers): 1

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This is a hilarious and whimsical look at a child prodigy who is in turn encouraged and discouraged from pursuing his passion for building buildings and other structures. The rhythmic and rhyming narrative is very entertaining and the illustrations are fabulous. It's a terrific book to read aloud and we really enjoyed reading this story together. Each child holds his or her section of the marble run in place, so the marble rolls through the piping from one end to the other. There is a Spelling Seed session for every week of the associated Writing Root. Coverage: Common Exception Words There's a lady with a beehive hairdo and a beauty spot on the cover of this book - a sure-fire signifier of "quirky," perhaps even "offbeat". And let me tell you, it ain't just the illustrations! (although now I'm craving Iggy's mom's Pucci-esque caftans and Twiggy A-lines) The story is fun and the wordplay is quirky in this book about a second-grade engineering prodigy.

Architecture, buildings, local area,links to STEM subjects, design and technology, positive role models, problem solving, perseverance

Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning. Jones, Nicolette (April 21, 2019). "Children's book of the week: Ada Twist and the Perilous Pantaloons by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts". The Sunday Times . Retrieved February 23, 2020. I thought the illustrations fitted this story quite well, and for the most part the rhymes were good - only a few times did Beaty "stretch" for the rhyme. But, I thought the word choices were delightful and sounded fun to say and I never felt Beaty talked down to her readers. But I was most pleased with the stories underlying sense of striving for your dreams and how dangerous adults and institutions can be to putting a damper on a child's creativity.

a b "Individual Author Record: Andrea Beaty". The Illinois Center for the Book . Retrieved 22 February 2020. Martaus, Alaine. (2013) Review of Dorko the Magnificent by Andrea Beaty. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 66(11): 499. I was a little disappointed on the re-read that there weren't more things that rhymed with Ignatius. My four year old just discovered this series.

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