Rhyming Verse
2007
Grade Level Pre-K-3rd
Iggy Peck, Architect, was written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. Iggy Peck has been designing and building fabulous creations since he was two. But when his new second grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. David Roberts illustrates this story in a chic urban style. Every small detail of the illustrations present just a little more of Iggy's love for architecture and order. Architecture tools are drawn as skyscrapers on the title page. Grid lines, reminiscent of blueprints are used on the title page and ending pages. Roberts even uses typography as structure on the title page. Roberts used watercolors, pen, and ink on Arches paper. For some pieces he used pencil and graph paper.
Interview with author Andrea Beaty on the art of writing
Classroom Activity: Picture Walk and Listening Comprehension
The Cover: Have students predict what the story is about based on the title and cover illustrations. What objects and people do you see on the cover? What is the boy doing?
The Pictures: Briefly flip through some of the pictures. What can students tell about Iggy based on the illustrations? Ask them how they think Iggy's teacher feels about what Iggy is doing.
Prior Knowledge: Ask students if they know what an architect does. Do architects just draw pictures of buildings? Explain that architects build things to serve a purpose or to solve a problem.
Vocabulary: arch, architect, architecture, braces, cable, ridge, sphinx, structure, suspension
Purpose for Reading: Ask students to pay attention to all the different things that Iggy Peck builds. Think about why and how he builds each one.
Classroom Activity: Math Shapes and Scale
For Younger Students: Ask students to observe the architecture of your school or classroom. How many shapes can they find? Compare results. Who found the most? Compile results into a class chart. Which shape was the most common?
For Older Students: Have students practice drawing to scale using graph paper and a ruler. Students should measure the dimensions of 2 or 3 objects in the classroom. Then, have students draw those objects on the graph paper using 1 square to indicate 1 inch.
References
Beaty, A. (2007). Iggy Peck, Architect. New York, NY: Abrams
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