Izzy Gizmo is invited to the annual Invention Convention with four other contestants to compete for a badge at Genius Guild. After a challenging journey with her grandad and Fixer (a purple crow), Izzy arrives at the Technoff Isle to meet the judge, who wishes the children to build a stand-out machine.
Unlike the other participants, Izzy is modest but willing to use her resources to the maximum: “We might not have much, but we’ll use what we’ve got.” She proves her point by using the sun’s energy for her Tool-Fix-Recycle-O-Matic, contrary to the other contestants, who exhaust a considerable amount of energy to show off the equipment they are constructing.
“Izzy Gizmo and the Invention Convention” is a story for children between 6 and 9. It challenges the readers with some advanced vocabulary: ‘pristine’, ‘contraption’, and ‘consoled’. It is provocative and inspiring, creating something useful while simultaneously considering the planet’s benefits. The illustrations add to the busy Science style of the competition, emphasising facial expressions.
A challenging, visual celebration of the junior inventors!
The Stats:
- Title: Izzy Gizmo and the Invention Convention
- Author and Illustrator: Pip Jones & Sara Ogilvie
- ISBN: 978-1-4711-4524-7
- Publication Date: 2019
- Page Count: 32
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s UK
- Recommended age: 6-9
- Categories/Topic: Invention, Science, the recycling machine
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