Rosie Revere, Engineer: 1 (Questioneers)

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This lyrical text follows Rosie who absolutely loves engineering and inventing. Children can get to know Rosie and be inspired by her vision. A vital text, not only to ignite passions about design and technology, but to learn about problem solving and perseverance. It is also a super introduction to the Questioneers, a group of children who are role models in different fields, from science to illustration to engineering. Andrea Beaty has a distinctive poetic style and is supported by David Roberts’ technical illustrations. Links and themes:

An unexpected and worthwhile message. I kind of don't want to spoil it, because I wasn't expecting it, and when I came to it, the surprise made it all the better. Reminded me of the excellent The Art of Learning.These books are fun without being preachy and yet teach the kids something important. Do give these books a try.

What do you do when you try something that doesn’t work the way you want? How do you feel, and what do you do? Will no doubt inspire conversations with children about the benefits of failure and the pursuit of dreams.”— School Library JournalAt the end of the book is some bonus material including an "Ode to a Valve" (which was adorable and amazing!) as well as more information about valves and the actual Riveters. I like the Questioneers series because I like science and engineering as well as art and the books feel like the combination of both subjects. I also like it because the books are like poems. The sentences rhymes. It was fun to read them.

This was a delight and a surprise. Maybe my expectations were just very low because my daughter brings home so many random, forgettable books from the library. Based on the title and cover art, I expected this to be a bland little girls-can-be-engineers-too, girly power kind of book. And then it turned out to be more than that and better than that, and I was delighted! Top Twinkl Tip ~ If you want a fun-filled lesson for Engineering Week, why not put a few of the resources from the above list together along with a reading of the Rosie Revere Engineer! Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters is the first in a unique and exciting series of chapter books for children, parents, and teachers who want to make STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fun. Rosie Revere loves to help people solve their problems. That’s why she’s trying to invent something to help her Uncle Fred with his problem. He’s a zookeeper and all the snakes just seem to be drawn to him. He can’t keep them away. Rosie has gone through 6 generations of her Snakeaway idea, but still hasn’t found the answer. But that’s okay, because Rosie knows you only fail if you stop trying.

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Een boek over een meisje met veel fantasie, beetje verlegen en met minder zelfvertrouwen. Roza heeft een droom. Dit meisje wil ingenieur worden maar durft dat niet in de klas te zeggen. Ze is uitgelachen. Door een volwassene zelfs. Rosie Revere, Engineer is author Andrea Beaty and illustrator David Roberts’s beloved New York Times bestselling picture book about pursuing one’s passion with persistence and learning to celebrate each failure on the road to achieving one’s dreams. Her great-great-aunt Rose visits and mentions to Rosie that she still has one goal to achieve in her life. She wants to fly. Rosie lies awake that night, thinking of how she could help her aunt fly. She came up with the idea of making a cheese-copter. I read Rosie Revere, Engineer a few years ago and enjoyed it. I saw this at the library and had to see what it was all about.