Rosie Revere, Engineer
A Picture Book
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A beloved New York Times bestselling picture book that celebrates creativity, curiosity, and the courage to keep trying, from the award-winning team of Andrea Beaty and David Roberts.
Rosie Revere may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor. In her bedroom workshop, she dreams up extraordinary gadgets and gizmos using odds and ends, from helium pants to snake-repelling cheese hats.
But after an early embarrassment, Rosie becomes afraid to share her creations and hides her inventions from the world.
Everything changes when her great-great-aunt Rose, a former Rosie the Riveter, arrives with an ambitious challenge. Together, they discover that setbacks are not signs of failure, but important steps on the path to success. What matters most is having the courage to keep creating, learning, and trying again.
Filled with Andrea Beaty's lively rhyming text and David Roberts's imaginative illustrations, Rosie Revere, Engineer is an inspiring STEM picture book that encourages children to embrace curiosity, think creatively, solve problems, and believe in the power of persistence.
Perfect for aspiring engineers, makers, inventors, and dreamers of every age.
For more STEM-themed adventures, check out other titles by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, including Ada Twist, Scientist, Iggy Peck, Architect, and Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters.
“Will no doubt inspire conversations with children about the benefits of failure and the pursuit of dreams.” —School Library Journal
Check out all the books in the Questioneers Series:
• The Questioneers Picture Book Series: Iggy Peck, Architect | Rosie Revere, Engineer | Ada Twist, Scientist | Sofia Valdez, Future Prez | Aaron Slater, Illustrator | Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year | Billie Jean Peet, Athlete
• The Questioneers Chapter Book Series: Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters | Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants | Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion | Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote | Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs | Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake | Lila Greer and the Shrieking Shadow
• Questioneers: The Why Files Series: Exploring Flight! | All About Plants! | The Science of Baking | Bug Bonanza! | Rockin’ Robots! | Team Green!
• Questioneers: Ada Twist, Scientist Series: Ghost Busted | Show Me the Bunny | Ada Twist, Scientist: Brainstorm Book | 5-Minute Ada Twist, Scientist Stories
• The Questioneers Big Project Book Series: Iggy Peck’s Big Project Book for Amazing Architects | Rosie Revere’s Big Project Book for Bold Engineers | Ada Twist’s Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists | Sofia Valdez’s Big Project Book for Awesome Activists | Aaron Slater’s Big Project Book for Astonishing Artists
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Beaty and Roberts return to the themes (and second-grade classroom) of 2007's Iggy Peck, Architect to revel in the talents and insecurities of one of his classmates. Rosie Revere loves nothing more than to create Rube Goldberg worthy contraptions during the wee hours of the morning. But an earlier incident has sapped Rosie's self-confidence: after she created a quirky snake-deterring hat for a beloved zookeeper uncle, his response was devastating: "He laughed till he wheezed and his eyes filled with tears,/ all to the horror of Rosie Revere." It takes a visit from another enterprising family member to restore Rosie's faith in herself. The book's message that the unthinking words and actions of adults can have a chilling effect on children is an important one, though Beaty hammers it a bit hard in her singsong rhymes. Luckily, Roberts compensates with comically detailed mixed-media illustrations that keep the mood light and emphasize Rosie's creativity at every turn. To wit, in Rosie's version of using every part of the buffalo, she doesn't let a single baby doll appendage go to waste. Ages 5 up.
