Things change when Great Great Aunt Rose comes to visit. Her uncle's reaction, unfortunately, discourages Rosie and causes her to hide her love of gadgets and gizmos and making. She made her uncle, the zookeeper, a clever hat to keep the snakes off his head, a contraption that involved fan parts and spray cheese. She hides them, it turns out, because when she was younger, a family member laughed at something she made especially for him-something she engineered to solve what she perceived as a problem. Rosie is always on the lookout for castoff odds and ends that she can add to her "engineer's stash" and then, alone in her attic, she makes things. Told in a singsong rhyme, this is the story of Rosie, a little girl who loves to build and tinker. If you pick this book up, be prepared to read it out loud. For boys and girls alike, Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts offers an exciting story of the engineering process and the importance of working and reworking designs.
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