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I. Q.
I.Q. Gets Fit
It's going to be an active month in I.Q.'s classroom―it's Health Month! And when the school announces that those who pass the fitness test will get a gold ribbon, I.Q. knows right away that he wants to win one. In class, Mrs. Furber teaches the students all about a balanced diet and the food pyramid, drinking the right amount of water, exercising for fitness, and balancing that activity with good rest. But I.Q. can't run as long or jump as far as the other students, and he's worried that he won't win a ribbon. Will I.Q.'s hard work pay off as he goes for the gold?
32 pages, Hardcover
First published April 17, 2007
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July 21, 2016
This was excellent. I read it to a group of kids, 5-9, and they all loved it. IQ gets fit with his class for a challenge, and along the way he decides on some good rules of fitness (drink water, excercise, stretch, etc). We loved the illustrations.
September 8, 2023
Just as good health depends on meeting one's minimum daily requirement of certain nutrients...
I wonder if a happy childhood depends on reading certain kinds of picture books. One of those kinds would be where the main character works hard to achieve something, something that seems nearly out of reach. Yet success CAN be gained, if only the hero doesn't give up.
A certain lightness of heart is built into this picture book. One page shows I.Q. exercising hard. According to the text on this particular page:
I.Q. really wanted to win a gold
ribbon. He made another note on his
poster: "Stay active." And he started
exercising right away.
Three illustrations on that page show I.Q. hard at work.
1. He's jumping rope. Only that rope? It looks kind of like a pliable strand of cooked spaghetti.
2. He's sprinting, wearing a bright yellow hairband. To keep beads of sweat from dripping into his eyes? (Note to self: Research some day if mice develop big beads of sweat, dripping down their heads.)
3. My fave: I.Q. is lifing weights. He holds a barbell over his head.
However, that heavy barbell is made out of a Q-Tip.
FIVE STARS and thanks for this book!
I wonder if a happy childhood depends on reading certain kinds of picture books. One of those kinds would be where the main character works hard to achieve something, something that seems nearly out of reach. Yet success CAN be gained, if only the hero doesn't give up.
A certain lightness of heart is built into this picture book. One page shows I.Q. exercising hard. According to the text on this particular page:
I.Q. really wanted to win a gold
ribbon. He made another note on his
poster: "Stay active." And he started
exercising right away.
Three illustrations on that page show I.Q. hard at work.
1. He's jumping rope. Only that rope? It looks kind of like a pliable strand of cooked spaghetti.
2. He's sprinting, wearing a bright yellow hairband. To keep beads of sweat from dripping into his eyes? (Note to self: Research some day if mice develop big beads of sweat, dripping down their heads.)
3. My fave: I.Q. is lifing weights. He holds a barbell over his head.
However, that heavy barbell is made out of a Q-Tip.
FIVE STARS and thanks for this book!
February 12, 2019
A very clever introduction to health and exercise by focusing on the class's pet mouse. I.Q. is a very ambitious mouse who is taken to the assembly to hear a speaker on getting fit and preparing for The Student Fitness Challenge. I.Q wanted to win the ribbon promised by the speaker so he joined the students in exercising. I loved the clever adaptations they were made so I.Q. could do chin ups, lift weights and jump rope. Along the way he realized that eating healthier, drinking water and getting plenty of sleep were just as important to exercising. I also appreciated the adjustment for his size and the emphasis on his improvement. And he was AWARDED THAT RIBBON.
December 3, 2017
Genre: Modern Fantasy
Grades:2nd-5th
this helps teach kids things to stay healthy, in a fun way, by having a mouse learn what not to do.
Grades:2nd-5th
this helps teach kids things to stay healthy, in a fun way, by having a mouse learn what not to do.
February 2, 2021
Genre: Modern Fantasy Age: K- 1st
This book was cute and fun! I like that the setting of the book was a school and it was centered around the class pet wanted to get fit with the rest of the class. This book is good for introducing kids to the importance of fitness and choosing a healthy lifestyle. It gives little tips on how to have a healthy lifestyle, that would be easy for younger students to understand. I liked this book because it endorses exercise, which is something that needs to be introduced to kids early in life, so they can be healthy.
This book was cute and fun! I like that the setting of the book was a school and it was centered around the class pet wanted to get fit with the rest of the class. This book is good for introducing kids to the importance of fitness and choosing a healthy lifestyle. It gives little tips on how to have a healthy lifestyle, that would be easy for younger students to understand. I liked this book because it endorses exercise, which is something that needs to be introduced to kids early in life, so they can be healthy.
April 21, 2019
Genre: Informational
Grade Level: K-2nd
There are not many children's books that involve physical activity that also actually have a plot and a good storyline, this one does. "I.Q" is the name of the main character mouse that is participating in their classes physical awareness competition. I think students would enjoy the competition aspect of this story and the happy ending of "I.Q." winning an award for trying so hard. I also think this book teaches the lesson that just because you are not capable of doing something that someone else may be capable of doing does not mean you are any less valuable than then. I enjoyed this book a lot.
Grade Level: K-2nd
There are not many children's books that involve physical activity that also actually have a plot and a good storyline, this one does. "I.Q" is the name of the main character mouse that is participating in their classes physical awareness competition. I think students would enjoy the competition aspect of this story and the happy ending of "I.Q." winning an award for trying so hard. I also think this book teaches the lesson that just because you are not capable of doing something that someone else may be capable of doing does not mean you are any less valuable than then. I enjoyed this book a lot.
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March 4, 2014
Class Pet I.Q. learns about health, fitness, and nutrition during Health Month at school. He dreams of winning a medal and works to improve upon his bad behaviors in the pursuit of his goal.
Colored pencil, gouache, and pen and ink illustrations depict a racially diverse classroom and have the same awwww factor for me as Laura Numeroff's Mouse character.
Good read aloud with solid information for PreK-2.
Colored pencil, gouache, and pen and ink illustrations depict a racially diverse classroom and have the same awwww factor for me as Laura Numeroff's Mouse character.
Good read aloud with solid information for PreK-2.
May 6, 2009
A mouse named I.Q. and a fitness challenge makes for a great story and a good way to introduce healthy habits to younger children.
February 8, 2013
Great book for our Fitness Fever Event. Read to the kindergartners who really got a kick out of the pictures.
September 4, 2013
An adorable picture book but at the same time can be used as a good educational tool. It would be good for teaching personal health and fitness, persistence, and determination in obtaining goals.
May 7, 2014
includes food pyramid, but still a good resource.
September 1, 2016
Actually inspired my kids to want to be healthier!
July 26, 2015
This book gets 4 stars just for IQ being a class pet rat! The other reasons are for the layout of "fitness" components and how IQ fit them in. Just adorable.
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