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Rosie Revere, Engineer | November 19, 2014

by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts (Abrams, September 2013)

Although she may seem shy to her classmates and others, second-grader Rosie is secretly quite imaginative and a budding inventor. She spends her afternoons engineering wild gizmos from found objects but then hides her creations under her bed every night. Rosie used to show some of them—like the floating pants featured on the cover—to family members, but then lighthearted ridicule from her favorite uncle crushed her spirits.  One day, though, her great-great-aunt (the iconic, fictional riveter of the same name) comes to visit and tells her great-great-niece about her dreams to fly. With a little encouragement, young Rosie gains the courage to try to make something new and ultimately shows that someone only really fails when they don’t try at all.

This delightful and playful picture book is perfect for every endlessly imaginative youngster out there and will inspire them to keep being their creative selves—even in the face of criticism. There’s also a wonderful spread, for parents or children looking to dig deeper, which features information about other woman (all in the aeronautical field) who strived to follow their own dreams.

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