'Rosie Revere, Engineer' - Read and Rise Book Club January 2021

This week we have another of my favorite books for all the little makers out there. In "Rosie Revere, Engineer" by Andrea Beaty, we are introduced to little Rosie Revere - a quiet, timid girl who collects treasures and builds secretly in her attic. We learn that she wasn't always so secretive about her engineering. When she was younger, she loved to make all sorts of interesting inventions for her uncles and aunts. Then one day, everything changed. She had made an invention for her favorite uncle and when she presented it to him, he burst out laughing! He told her he loved it but she didn't believe him! Little Rosie was so embarrassed that he laughed at her invention that from then on she kept her inventions - and her dreams - to herself.

Some time later, Rosie's great-great-aunt Rose came for a visit. Aunt Rose had built airplanes a long time ago and had checked off all her life goals except for one: she never got to fly. That one unchecked goal got stuck in Rosie's head and she couldn't help but take on the challenge of helping her aunt fly! You'll have to read the story to find out just what happens but I will say that Rosie learned a very important lesson: "The only true failure can come if you quit." (from "Rosie Revere, Engineer" by Andrea Beaty)

Featured story: "Rosie Revere, Engineer" by Andrea Beaty

Activity: Create something that flies! You can get creative and come up with your own original design, but if you need a little inspiration, Buggy and Buddy have put together a great list of flying crafts: