


They’ll love the story, colorful illustrations, and also learn about the passion and practicality of science (STEM). 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 towerin only an hourwith nothing but diapers and glue. 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. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, though theyre sometimes surprised by his materials. 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!
