IGGY PECK, ARCHITECT

WrittenbyAndreaBeaty
Somekidssculptsandcastles,somemakemudpies, someconstructgreatblocktowers.Butnonearebetter atbuildingthanIggyPeck,whoonceerectedalifesized replicaoftheGreatSphinxonhisfrontlawn!Itstoo badthatfewpeopleappreciateIggystalentcertainly nothissecondgradeteacher,MissLilaGreer.Itlooksas ifIggywillhavetotradeinhisTsquareforaboxof crayons...untilafatefultripprovesjusthowusefula masterbuildercanbe. Youthfulirreverenceand creativityfindachampioninIggy Peck. PublishersWeekly TimesMagazinesTopTen ChildrensBooksof2007 ParentsChoiceSilverHonor 2007

FUN ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

MATH AND SCIENCE

LANGUAGE ARTS

Playwithyourfood!Iggyoftenplayswithhisfood:hebuilds churchesandchapelsfrompeachesandapples,andareplica oftheSt.Louisarchmadeofpancakes.Drawapictureofa structuremadefromfood.Youcanuseasmanydifferent kindsoffoodasyouwish.Labelyourdrawing.

WordStudy:Architectsdesignandplanbuildingsand structures.WhatdothesearchitecturewordsfromIGGY PECK,ARCHITECTmean?Whatwordsdotheyrhymewith? Build,model,replica,story,suspension,trestle

BelikeIggy!Buildmodelsorstructuresusinggumdrops, marshmallows,orfrozenpeasheldtogetherwithtoothpicks orbrokenstrandsofspaghetti.Constructhousesorbuildings usinggrahamcrackersforboardsandfrostingforcement. HaveaLegobuildingcontestwithprizesfor:tallest,most symmetrical,mostcreative,mostcolorful,mostrealistic,etc. Figureoutanawardforeverystructureinthecontest.

Compare:Usedifferentkindsofbuildingblocks(small coloredwoodenblocks,foamblocks,cardboardbricks,unit blocks,etc.)tofigureoutthebestwaytomakeastabletall structureandthebestwaytomakeastrong structure.

Funfact:Thewordskyscraperwasfirstusedinthelate 1800stodescribethenew,1020storytallbuildingsthat werejuststartingtobebuilt.Today,skyscrapersaremuch taller.Thereareupto100ormorestoriesintheworlds tallestbuildings!Skyscraperisafancifulwaytodescribe buildingssotall,peoplebelievedtheymightactuallytouch thesky.Makeupyourownfancifulwordstodescribethese itemsaspeoplefromthe1800smightviewthem:cellphone, vacuum,electriccoffeepot,laptopcomputer,moneymachine (ATM),automatedcarwash.

WritersWorkshop:Iggysdreamistobuild.Writeafew paragraphsexplainingyourowndreamjob.Whydoyouthink thiswouldbeagoodjobforyou?Whatdoyouhavetolearn tobegoodatthisjob?Whocanhelpyou?

Buildbridges:Usingfoundmaterialsfrom yourclassroomincludingpaper,string,and writingutensilsandanythingelse besidesregularbuildingobjects suchasblocks,workinteamsto seewhocanbuildthelongest bridgebetweentwodesks.Testit withweightsortoycars.

Allart2007byDavidRoberts

CREATIVE ART

TheillustrationsinIGGYPECK,ARCHITECThavelotsof texture.Gatherobjectswithtexture:leaves,toys,anything withasurfacethatisnotsmooth.Placewhitepaperontopof theobjectandcolorwithacrayon.Dothiswith differenttexturesandcolors,thencutshapes fromthecoloredpapertomakeIGGYcollages.

Activitiesbywww.hopevestergaard.com

illustratedbyDavidRoberts AbramsBooksforYoungReaders ISBN9780810911062 visittheauthorswebsite:www.andreabeaty.com