The strength of the title is its illustrations, whose details readers will enjoy by spending ample time absorbing them. Casting the teacher as an enemy of architecture is odd, and the backstory seems silly and inauthentic. However, the animation is minimal: eyeballs move, arms wave stiffly, heads move from static necks. Simple piano strains accompany the teacher's memory of being lost in a tall building and plaintively demonstrate Iggy's sadness in being prohibited from the pleasure of building. The soundscape is understated, limited to sounds of a classroom of children, birdsong, rushing water, and building sounds as the children construct a suspension bridge. Despite being read by the author, the text is awkward at times. When a bridge collapses during a class outing, Iggy, who has always been fascinated by architecture, leads the class in building a bridge from materials at hand so that the teacher is no longer stranded. Iggy's second-grade teacher, who once had a bad experience in a tall building's elevator, shuns any mention of architecture in her class. They’ll love the story, colorful illustrations, and also learn about the passion and practicality of science (STEM).Gr 1–3-David Roberts' clever and detailed illustrations are given minimal animation in Dreamscape's DVD version of Andrea Beaty's picture book. Young readers will love their time spent with Iggy Peck. Each of Iggy’s 16 classmates has their own unique quality, implying the variety of personalities and potentials to be appreciated in any group of children. Iggy, a child who once “built a great tower-in only an hour-with nothing but diapers and glue.” The structured rhymes and lively illustrations fit the architectural theme, and the text uses absorbing details of Iggy’s world to bring the tale to life.

until a fateful field trip proves just how useful a master builder can be.Ī story told in verse, this is a book that shows the power of education and science. It looks as if Iggy will have to trade in his T-square for a box of crayons. But none are better at building than Iggy Peck, who once erected a life-size replica of the Great Sphinx on his front lawn! It’s too bad that few people appreciate Iggy’s talent-certainly not his second-grade teacher, Miss Lila Greer.

“Read it at bedtime (it’s a quick read!), chuckle with your children, and send them to dreamland.” -American Institute of Architectsīoth parents and children will love this fun-filled, inspiring, colorful picture book about the power of teamwork and the importance of celebrating individual gifts and self-expression. Watch Iggy Peck in the Netflix television series Ada Twist, Scientist!

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