Iggy Peck, Architect (The Questioneers): 1

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Meet Sofia Valdez, Future Prez!Sofia Valdez did as much as she couldfor her family and friends and her whole neighbourhood. A dreamer. A doer. A real-life go-getter. Most people like good, but Sofia liked better. Sofia Valdez is the latest addition to The Questioneers family! She is a strong community leader who stands up for what she believes in and in her new picture book, Sofia Valdez, Future Prezshe helps fight for change in her community. You can be an activist just like Sofia! ACTIVITIES In this two-week Writing Root, the children develop reading skills of prediction and inference, have the opportunity to practise use of basic sentence punctuation and create compound sentences before exploring features of famous buildings, labelling the features and learning about apostrophes for omission and possession. Finally, the children create a fact file where they incorporate the learning they have experienced over the course of the sequence of learning. Phonics-based activities have been included to support the application of phase 5 knowledge into writing. Synopsis of Text:

This is probably the weakest book in the series I've read so far. I wasn't thrilled with the story (although the kid building stuff out his his dirty diapers was an amusing feat). I don't like seeing female characters fainting; it just perpetuates old stereotypes. And the meter in this one, for whatever reason, was clumsy. It was really a stretch in places, and it would be a bit difficult to read aloud. Carefully take one step forward — all together now! — while gently pushing forward the newspapers overhead.

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. 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. Through this lyrical text children can get to know Iggy and be inspired by his love of architecture. A vital text, not only to ignite passions about design and technology, but to learn about problem solving and perseverance. It is also a super introduction to the Questioneers, a group of children who are role models in different fields, from science to illustration to engineering. Andrea Beaty is a significant author with a distinctive poetic style and is supported by David Roberts’ wonderful technical illustrations. Links and themes: Martaus, Alaine. (2013) Review of Dorko the Magnificent by Andrea Beaty. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 66(11): 499. Everyone says the house is haunted, and it seems that a number of priceless antiques—which were supposed to help Aunt Bernice pay for the house’s upkeep—have gone missing. If they can’t find those antiques, Aunt Bernice might lose the house forever.

Hey there! I’m Jodi. I am a National Board Certified teacher with 17 years of experience in the classroom. I also agree with those who feel that portraying the teacher as the bad guy here seems to be both piling on in blaming teachers and a teaching moment gone wrong. I say this as the son and relative of many classroom teachers. I liked this better than Rosie Revere, Engineer. Iggy is a small boy who is an architectural genius. But what happens when he gets to the 2nd grade and comes face-to-face with a teacher who has a deep-seated fear of architecture rooted in her childhood? We would love to see your results, so please do get in touch to show us photos of your child’s spaghetti buildings.

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Everyone can participate in building a snow fort! All it takes is a good shovel, a few hard workers — and snow! Andrea Beaty is the author of many beloved children’s books, including the bestselling Questioneers series, I Love You Like Yellow, Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau, and One Girl. She lives just outside Chicago. 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.