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Roberto, The Insect Architect
by
Nina Laden
Ever since he was a wee mite (a termite, that is), Roberto has wanted to be an architect. Discouraged by his wood-eating family and friends, he decides to follow his dream to the big, bug city. There he meets a slew of not-so-creepy, crawly characters who spark in him the courage to build a community for them all.
With stunning collage illustrations and witty text, the crea
...moreHardcover, 40 pages
Published
August 1st 2000
by Chronicle Books (San Francisco)
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My best friends appear to be several dogs and a two-year-old human. They are all easily pleased, easily appeased and generally easy going.
Jack, the human, has recently learned the alphabet and the numerals. His family has a pretty big library consisting primarily of science fiction, mathematics and children's literature. Jack is interested in all of it except the mathematics and will on occasion want to go over a text with me, sometimes just to identify letters, sometimes to go ...more
Jack, the human, has recently learned the alphabet and the numerals. His family has a pretty big library consisting primarily of science fiction, mathematics and children's literature. Jack is interested in all of it except the mathematics and will on occasion want to go over a text with me, sometimes just to identify letters, sometimes to go ...more
This is an encouraging sort of text, a follow your dreams type book. It was funny in that played with the names of real architects as they would be in some parallel bug world and it told a story that abounded with positivity and the general attitude that hard work and believing in yourself pay off. Fun little story. And the irony of a termite wanting to be an architect is hard to miss.
This book is so fun. Its about a termite who has dreamed of nothing else but becoming an architect. He wants to follow in the foot steps of famous architects before him(they change the names to sound like bugs). Everyone looks down on Roberto and his dreams but he is determined to show them all what he can do and boy does he ever.
Working at my placement today I read and had the chance to review the cute picture book, Roberto the insect Architect. What I loved most about the book was about how it encouraged young children to follow their dreams no matter how different they seemed. That any job they wanted was possible if they were kind and worked at it.
A termite that really wanted to be an Architect, but he was made fun of for wanting to be an Architect. But, he never gave his dream up and became very successful. Perfect lesson for sequencing with great pictures! Has a video you can have for your students to watch too.
My early elementary audience enjoyed this story about a termite who wants to build (rather than eat) structures. Doesn't really explain the role of an architect...as stress the moral of the story--"follow your dreams".
another one that my husband and kids enjoy reading together. love the pictures and puns in this one.
Cute story with a great point, but also has a very cute and humorous play on words.
very sweet story and attention to detail (in the story and the illustrations
Good book about following your dreams and being creative.
A very punny book. Both kids and adults will appreciate it.
Puns! He built the bed bugs their very own beds
Good book for following your dreams, perseverance
I honestly don't want my son to become an architect like me and go through the soul-sucking process of school and work that I went through, but this book brings out the fun parts of becoming an architect. There are some nice jokes that only people with knowledge of architecture will get. Good stuff.
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Jen
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Recommends it for:
architects, bug lovers, kids, enviros
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Irecylce@school ed center
So entertaining for kids and adults. Many bery funny things that will be over kids heads of give many teachable moments to those to read it to youngins.
Roberto the termite likes to play with his food, not eat it. Story follows his on his journey to become an architect.
I got this for Sean as a graduation gift from college but I love it because it is such a cute book.
Children's book that an adult can also enjoy.
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