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Great book for second graders, but could be used for a little older as well. Great job highlighting adult problems to younger children. Would be a great read aloud.

“You don‘t have to be the best at everything to have fun.“
I love this quote because it captures the essence of the book‘s message about friendship and collaboration. It emphasizes that the joy of learning and creating comes not from perfection but from the experience itself and the connections we make along the way.

“Ivy turned to bean. It worked! Bean elbowed Ivy. Of course it worked. It couldn't help but work. It's science

Ivy's passion for science and Bean's adventurous spirit collide in a whirlwind of creativity and collaboration. As they navigate the challenges of their science fair project, they discover that the best ideas often come from combining their unique strengths. This heartwarming tale reminds us that friendship thrives when we embrace our differences and work together.

Featuring the two young girls who become unlikely friends. In this installment, Ivy and Bean embark on a new adventure as they decide to create a school project together. The book is a delightful read that showcases themes of creativity, collaboration, and the joys of friendship, making it relatable and enjoyable for young readers.

This speculative fiction book is the 7th in the series. This book follows two 7 year old girls, Ivy and Bean, who are both very different and go on an adventure to try to solve global warming. They face many challenges to come up with something for the school science fair, but come up with something spectacular. It highlights imagery, todays issues and realities of a child.

I had two!

“Ivy turned to Bean. It worked! Bean elbowed Ivy. Of course it worked. It couldn‘t help working. It‘s science.”

“It would have been nice if we had found the one big solution to global warming, said Ivy. Yeah said Bean. But we had lots of good small ideas.”

I LOVED this book. I think that it is a great intermediate book for many children. It does a great job highlighting an adult real world problem to children. The vocabulary that is used is great for young children. Although this book is geared towards 1st grade, I think that it could be useful in 2nd or 3rd grade as well. I would love to use this book as a read aloud in my future classroom, because it is very relatable to young children.

Ivy and Bean-What‘s the Big Idea? Was published by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall. Published in 2010. Follows two very different second grade girls, who take adventures, trying to fix global warming. They face many challenges trying to come up with the best idea for the school science fair. But together they come up with something spectacular. Does a great job highlighting imagery, today‘s problems, and realities of a child.

October 2020
Trixie and I have worked our way through books 1-7 in the past couple of weeks. We made it through three one morning during the week when she was ill! Trixie loves them of course - she always appreciates a slightly naughty protagonist.