

“People can still die from the flu, but it’s not as common because scientists invented new medicines and vaccines. Iggy discovers that two people who lived in the mansion died from the Spanish Flu.

The majority of the story focuses on the Mysterious Mansion’s history. Iggy and his friends do some sleuthing, but they also research the Mysterious Mansion’s history and Iggy uses his knowledge of architecture to help solve the mystery. All of the events are eventually solved in a logical way. Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion builds suspense because it has just the right amount of spooky, scary, and strange events. It will take all of Iggy’s knowledge of architecture and the help of the other Questioneers-Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, and Sofia Valdez-to solve the mystery and find the treasure! If they can’t find those antiques, Aunt Bernice might lose the house forever. Įveryone 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. So he’s totally blown away when Ada Twist’s Aunt Bernice inherits an old house from ice-cream mogul Herbert Sherbert that is filled with countless rooms from all his favorite architectural periods. Iggy Peck, Architect, the orignial book in the series from the powerhouse author-illustrator team who followed with Rosie Revere, Engineer,and Ada Twist, Scientistand more.Iggy Peck is an architect at his very core: when he’s not making houses out of food, his head is up in the clouds, dreaming of design. 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. 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. Meet Iggy Peck-creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon’s No, David and Rosemary Wells’s Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun. Iggy Peck, Architect - by Andrea Beaty Signed & Illustrated by David Roberts A hilarious, irreverent book about doing your own thing!
TelferTravel - Summer Reading Challenge.Ormsgill Literary Festival - 30th June 2022.Signed by Nick Arnold - Horrible Science.
