{"product_id":"081091106x-iggy_peck-_architect_a_picture_book_the_questioneers","title":"Iggy Peck, Architect: A Picture Book (The Questioneers)","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA hilarious, irreverent book about doing your own thing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Iggy Peck—creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon's \u003ci\u003eNo, David\u003c\/i\u003e and Rosemary Wells's \u003ci\u003eNoisy Nora\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIggy Peck\u003c\/i\u003e will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun. \u003cbr\u003eIggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, though they're sometimes surprised by his materials—who could forget the tower he built of dirty diapers? When his second-grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up! With Andrea Beaty's irresistible rhyming text and David Roberts's puckish illustrations, this book will charm creative kids everywhere, and amuse their sometimes bewildered parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\nPublishers Weekly\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYouthful irreverence and creativity find a champion in this tale of Iggy Peck, a child who once built a great tower-in only an hour-\/ with nothing but diapers and glue. At the sight (and smell) of this wonder, Iggy's mother memorably responds, Good Gracious, Ignacious! She supports his precocity, despite his preferred media. When Iggy arrives in second grade, however, his teacher forbids such follies, based on her childhood fear of skyscrapers. Her backstory suggests teachers' rules can be arbitrary, not to mention damaging to inventive students: With no chance to build, his interest was killed, and Iggy droops disconsolately at his desk amid blank negative space. His ennui lasts until a fortuitous school picnic, when a rickety footbridge collapses (and so does the teacher); led by Iggy, the children construct a suspension bridge from boots, tree roots and strings, fruit roll-ups and things\/ (some of which one should not mention), including undies. Beaty (\u003ci\u003eWhen Giants Come to Play\u003c\/i\u003e) favors sprightly stanzas, while Roberts (\u003ci\u003eMrs. Crump's Cat\u003c\/i\u003e) drafts orderly watercolor images on, alternately, clean white paper and graph paper. The structured rhymes and controlled illustrations fit the architectural theme, and if the mannered poetry strains at times, Roberts breaks free of the stylization with absorbing details. Each of Iggy's 16 classmates, for example, has his or her own unique quality, implying the variety of personalities and potentials to be appreciated in any group of children. Ages 4-8. \u003ci\u003e(Oct.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCopyright 2007 Reed Business Information\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren's Books\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowing Up \u0026amp; Facts of Life\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFriendship, Social Skills \u0026amp; School Life\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eSchool\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Abrams Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":48820020674750,"sku":"081091106X-4","price":17.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81bpSsU-NXL.jpg?v=1788206472","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/081091106x-iggy_peck-_architect_a_picture_book_the_questioneers","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}