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Izzy Gizmo (2011) 215 exemplaren
Daddy's Sandwich (2015) 36 exemplaren
Squishy McFluff: Secret Santa (2015) 6 exemplaren
Squishy McFluff Seaside Rescue! (2016) 4 exemplaren

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Young inventor Izzy attempts to help an injured crow fly again.

Izzy Gizmo loves making things. She loves creating, mending, and improving so much so that she carries “her tool bag wherever she [goes].” Sadly, however, her inventions “don’t always work.” In rhyming verse, readers are told exactly how Izzy’s inventions misbehave, while the colorful illustrations highlight their complexity. Frustrated Izzy is encouraged by her caregiver grandfather, who, though the victim of her misbehaving innovations, dispenses this advice: “Sometimes you need / to try again and again if you want to succeed.” When Izzy discovers an injured crow that the vet says won’t fly again, she engages it in fun, earthbound activities, but the crow’s heart is still in the skies. Izzy decides to use her talents to make the crow new wings: she researches, makes lists, and gathers parts, but like her previous inventions, none of the wings work properly. At many points along the way, curly-haired, brown-skinned Izzy wants to quit—and says so—but continues to persevere and in the end succeeds. Though readers may wonder if the rhymes were necessary, this story of a girl engineer is sorely needed and has potential to develop and nourish readers’ interest in STEAM subjects. Additionally, themes of creativity and tenacity, together with the portrayal of a girl who’s allowed to show anger and frustration, make this a worthwhile read.

Fun, with depth . (Picture book. 4-8)

-Kirkus Review
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CDJLibrary | 4 andere besprekingen | Jun 10, 2023 |
Note: I received an F&G of this book at ALA Midwinter 2020. I later accessed a digital review copy through Edelweiss.
 
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fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |
great book about a little girl who will not give up, great for rhyming words.
 
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CourtneyRay | 4 andere besprekingen | Apr 21, 2020 |
Rhyming text about a gadget-obsessed girl who doesn't give up.

See also: Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty; The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
 
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JennyArch | 4 andere besprekingen | Mar 3, 2020 |

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Werken
9
Leden
379
Populariteit
#63,709
Waardering
4.0
Besprekingen
9
ISBNs
96
Talen
6

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