Rosie Revere, Engineer

Written by Andrea Beaty

Narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs

Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her Great-Great-Aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal-to fly-Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt's dream come true. But when her contraption doesn't fly but rather hovers for a moment and then crashes, Rosie deems the invention a failure. On the contrary, Aunt Rose insists that Rosie's contraption was a raging success. You can only truly fail, she explains, if you quit.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media Audio
• Release date: Nov 13, 2017
• ISBN: 9781520093864

Andrea Beaty

Andrea Beaty was raised in southern Illinois in a town so small that she knew everybody and their pets. She grew up loving Nancy Drew and then eventually progressed to Agatha Christie books and the classics. Her secret ambition is to star in a Broadway musical, and she is often tempted to break into song and dance at very odd moments.

Reviews for Rosie Revere, Engineer

[melissarochelle_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Read on September 19, 2014A great message for little girls with dreams of going into a male dominated field. (And a great message in general about never quitting.)

[dalial. · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Genre: FictionReview: "Rosie Revere, Engineer" is a great science book that can be used with students in grades k-2. Something that I personally liked about the book is that it's main character is a girl who loves to create. This is important to me as a teacher because I want all of my students to feel like they are equally capable of becoming engineers if they have a passion for creating. I would use this book to get students thinking about what engineers do. In the book, Rosie creates multiple prototypes of a plane and shows that failure is part of the process of creating something.

[kvelin-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Love love love this book about a young girl who aspires to build things. She comes to realize through an aunt that failed designs create more opportunities to learn.

[abigailadams26 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Inspired by the figure of Rosie the Riveter, a fictional icon of World-War-II-era America which became a symbol of the women on the home-front who pitched in and worked at factories and on farms, in order to aid in the war effort, author Andrea Beaty here spins a tale of a young girl inventor and the great-great aunt who helps her to understand the importance of carrying on in the face of initial setbacks. A born tinkerer and engineer, Rosie Revere liked to spend her nights putting things together in her attic. Shy about sharing her inventions, especially after she misinterpreted an uncle's laughter when he saw the hat she had made him, Rosie eventually came to doubt whether she had what it took to become an engineer. Then her Great-Great-Aunt Rose, who was one of those WWII women, came to visit, and inspired her to try again. Would a setback on this second project put an end to Rosie's newly revived ambitions? Not with Aunt Rose around...After finding author Andrea Beaty and illustrator David Roberts' previous picture-book collaboration, Iggy Peck, Architect, rather unappealing - the artwork didn't speak to me, I found the rhyming text clunky, and I thought the use of the teacher as a convenient punching bag was cliched (not to mention irritating) - I was really quite surprised to find that I enjoyed Rosie Revere, Engineer. Here there was no stodgy stereotype of an authority figure for the young heroine to overcome. Rather, the adults around Rosie are supportive of her dreams, even when she doesn't at first realize it. I liked the messages implicit in this story, from the idea that initial failures should be celebrated as first steps, rather than mourned as the beginning of the end, to the notion that adults and children often perceive the same events in very different lights, leading to unfortunate misunderstandings. I also appreciated the rhyming text, which felt far more natural here than in the previous book, and which would make this an excellent read-aloud. Finally, I enjoyed the multimedia artwork here, and am not sure how to account for the difference in my aesthetic appreciation, between this and the Iggy book, as they are done in the same style. However that may be, I thought David Roberts' quirky illustrations, created in watercolor, pen and ink (with the occasional use of graph paper), suited the story, and captured the frenetic pace of Rosie's inventive process, as well as the intense emotional states through which she passes.Recommended to anyone who is looking for children's stories featuring young people's inventiveness, inter-generational partnership, and the importance of perseverance in the face of initial failure.

[sommerkirk-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this story about Rosie the young Engineer. I thought the character, a female, was so important, as well as the age, a second grader. This shows that as a young age children can create and fix problems and be little engineers! I would love to use this in an engineering unit with my first graders!

[sullywriter_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Wonderfully detailed, whimsical illustrations are the highlight in this story about a passionate, persistent young inventor of remarkable contraptions.

[jolenaryan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A great story teaching kids about life lessons and how failure is part of the process. Curricular connections- motivation/ failure/ success

[melodyreads · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Nod to Rosie the Riveter in the authors end notes.

[carebear36 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Smooth narration that gives an important message. Interesting illustrations and a great group of characters. This is a very well done children's book.

[jenw1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Brilliant feminist inspiration!"Life might have its failures, but this was not it. The only true failure can come if you quit."Charming rhyming text and fantastic illustrations, this book is so much fun!

[amassingale-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a book about a girl named Rosie who likes to invent things, but sometimes her inventions aren't always successful. This book encourages students to never give up, because that is what Rosie learns in the story.

[gakers16 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

 The book, Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty, tells the story about a young girl, Rosie, who dreams about being a great engineer. She creates many gizmos and gadgets but gets made fun of every time she fails, which makes her give up on her dreams. When one day, her aunt tells her that a failure is a starting place, actually a raging success because it provides ideas for improvement. Rosie learns the lesson of persistence and importance of failure.I love this book because it encourages readers to develop their ideas and follow their dreams without fear of failure because failure is actually a success. I would integrate this with engineering to teach the importance of failures that lead to improvements. I would also integrate this with social studies as you can connect it to World War 2 and the women who worked in the factories creating aircraft.

[robinsonstef · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty will make you want to start creating. In this uniquely illustrated story, a young girl, Rosie, loves to collect odd items, which she uses to make things from her imagination. When her great-great-aunt, Rose (Rosie the Riveter) visits and tells her how she has always dreamed of flying, the next invention is set in motion. Young Rosie knows exactly what to make. When the big moment comes for the contraption to take flight, it doesn’t go exactly as planned. Will Aunt Rose be disappointed? Will Rosie give up? You'll have to read this one to find out.

I highly recommend this inspirational picture book to anyone who likes to be reminded to persevere. A great book for library media specialists to use to kick off a makerspace activity. There are other books in the series and I know we will be getting them from the library soon! Iggy Peck, Architect, and Ada Twist, Scientist will be read soon!

[carleneinspired · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

One of my favorite authors and the woman who inspires me to do my best daily read this book during her women's conference RISE. There wasn't a dry eye in the building by the time she finished reading it aloud, with many of us leaving the room admitting we were going to immediately find the book and purchase it. I don't have children yet, but I have a wonderful, amazing mother who just retired from her role as a Chemical Engineer for over 27 years. This book screamed Mother's Day gift to me and it was a hit, my mom cried while reading too.

Andrea Beaty has written a children's book for children and adults alike. It features an endearing character, Rosie, and her desperate hope of becoming an engineer. It's a whimsical tale told with lyrical words and gorgeous art. It's inspiring, moving, and might even be my favorite children's book I've ever read. Just don't tell Corduroy. I really appreciated that young Rosie has big dreams and even though the dream seems too big, it takes just one person and the perfect words to spark her spirit once again after a failure leads her to calling it quits. I absolutely recommend this children's short and will be purchasing it, and the other two books, for all future baby shower and kid's birthday gifts.

[cougargirl1967 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Every child should read this story; you'll never fail as long as you keep trying!

[dreesie-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Rosie loves tinkering and inventing, but struggles with failure. Her Aunt Rose helps her understand how important failure is for inventors.Fabulous illustrations--bright, with lots to see, and whimsical.A cute book for all kids.

[awhite43-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed the book, Rosie revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty. I thought the cartoonish illustrations of Rosie's creations helped the story helped to make the clever story even funnier. I liked the fact that Rosie created practical inventions like her Uncle's hat which scared away snakes with cheese spray. I also enjoyed the fact that when Rosie started to doubt herself her family helped to remind her of how special and inventive she was. I though the author's message of believing in one's self and persevering really became across in an entertaining way