Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty

illustrated by David Roberts 

No major awards 

Science Fiction

Rosie Revere, Engineer

This story was about a young girl named Rosie who had plenty of imagination for new inventions. She only invents in private because she previously was laughed at by her uncle, but her great, great Aunt Rose visits one day and changes that. Little Rosie wants to make her aunt's dream to fly come true, so she tries to build a helicopter from cheese. At first her invention flies, but then it falls. In the end, Rosie learns a valuable lesson about continuing to try. Her and her classmates continue to invent things, both failures and successes. 
I think this story would be great for kindergarten to first grade students. It could be used as a simple read aloud and followed with a discussion about not giving up and continuing to try or it could be used during a science unit to encourage students to create new and exciting things. If I taught science or younger students I would definitely use this in class because I loved the illustrations and the moral of the story. 

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