Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters

Questioneers Chapter Books #1

by Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illustrator)

From the #1 New York Times bestselling team Andrea Beaty and David Roberts—who created Ada Twist, Scientist and Iggy Peck, Architect —comes Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters , a spirited story full of adventure, friendship, and science —and first in the Questioneers chapter book series.

Watch Rosie Revere in the Netflix television series Ada Twist, Scientist !

“Plenty of affection, creativity, and raucous older ladies to make readers smile.” ― Kirkus Reviews

“[A] positive portrayal of diverse kids engaging in various arts and sciences.” ― Booklist

Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, engineering is all about perseverance! But this time, Rosie has a really important project to tackle—one that feels much bigger than herself.

Rosie’s beloved Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters—a group of fun-loving gals who built airplanes during World War II—need help inventing something new. And Rosie is just the engineer for the job! After one flop . . . then another . . . and another . . . Rosie starts to lose hope. But thanks to some help from her fellow Questioneers Iggy Peck and Ada Twist, Rosie gets the job done.

And, along with the Riveters, Rosie rediscovers the meaning of home.

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.

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Genres: Childrens, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Fiction, Stem, Realistic Fiction, Friendship

144 pages, Hardcover

First published October 2, 2018

About the author

For more information, visit my website (www.AndreaBeaty.com).

Also, visit www.Questioneers.com for posters, activities, educator resources, and other information about the Questioneer books.

Further, check out Story Time From Space to see Ada Twist and Rosie Revere read at the International Space Station by astronauts! It’s out of this world.

https://storytimefromspace.com/ada-tw...

Reviews

[Darla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This chapter book series is a worthy step up for the kids who loved the picture books about Rosie, Ada and Iggy. In this installment, Rosie gets to meet more of her Great Aunt Rose's fellow riveters and collaborate to help a friend. Girl power is riding high and the reader is reminded often that a failure is still a win and the breaks she takes to "Stop and Think." Love the additional info about valves to improve STEAM knowledge, the "About the Riveters" history details and finally the "Think About This" section to inspire conversation between generations. Well done!

[Lauren Dingman]

Reached my reading goal with my first big kid book read aloud with my girl ❤️

[Lian · Rating 2 out of 5]

After Beaty's illustrious rhyming PBs, this was kind of a disappointment. It's still fun and the illustrations are, of course, great--but the prose lacks that certain something, and I found the story distracting and unclear--with too much waffle/too many smoking guns at times, and too many uninteresting/unnecessary sub-threads. For me, the historical references are fascinating, but they would be lost on this age group, and I think their references were wedged too awkwardly into the narrative. Maybe the addendum page on its own would have been enough (but even then...). Overall, this book could do with a good text/plot tighten, and I suspect it was overworked by too many people (my editor hat on), leaving frequently tortured text. If I struggled with an unclear narrative, I'm sure kids will get lost. I guess there's a lesson here that one genre doesn't necessarily automatically translate to another.

[Jillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Will be adding to my transitional chapter book section for sure.

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't wait to see the final version with all of the additional drawings interspersed in this chapter book featuring the intelligent and uplifting Rose Revere.

In this story she meets her Aunt Rose and her friends who were riveters during World War II and they must help come up with a contraption to help save the day. Less STEM and more imagination and heart, it incorporates all of the perseverance we want in a middle grade to show that with teamwork, humor, and a bad of merry friends, anything is possible. And I want to pull out my red kerchief and throw it around my hair!

I can read these all day long because they're positive and fun and we need more of that in life. Everything is a challenge and a learning experience, not a setback.

[Chloe (Always Booked) · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars. I was not a fan of this book and I'm surprised because I LOVE the original stories, the 5 minute stories, and everything else Ive read in this Questioneers world. This just left SO many gaps that it wasn't entertaining because we constantly felt like there were things we were missing. Characters were involved that were never introduced (I'm sure they were somewhere else in the series, but it could've been explained in 1 sentence). Theres no explanation of what a riveter is, what they do, why they do it, etc. until a one page note from the author at the end. It seems like the riveters were a new group of people in Rosie's life, yet the whole book is her doing a service project for someone she's never met. I don't really understand. We were having a hard time putting all the dots together and for a kids chapter book it shouldn't be that hard.

[Mella · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice little middle grade novel with a charming cast of characters and an intriguing plot. The plot isn't overly complicated but will challenge younger readers to use their imagination for creative problem solving and promote analytical and critical thinking skills. The message about not judging a book by its cover is conveyed subtly and without cheesiness that's often present in this genre. I enjoyed the illustrations and the further information provided at the back on valves and the riveters. It adds another dimension to the story and encourages younger readers to learn more about the world. Target audience - 4 stars.

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good! Love the emphasis on engineering as ways to help people live their best lives. Trial and error, try and try again, it’s natural to feel a little discouraged at times but also keeping the goal in mind, and finding joy in the creative process, and encouragement and ideas from friends, helps accomplish the goal. Love the emphasis on inter-generational friendships and reminding that sometimes appearances can be deceiving and what we imagine about someone is not the truth.

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am just absolutely in love with this series, both the picture books and the chapter books. They're absolutely delightful. I love the stories and the illustrations. They bring me joy. Highly recommend.

[Jenn Sorenson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a fantastic book, filled with all kinds of lessons: history, science, problem-solving and friendship. I can't wait to read more and share with my 3rd graders. The audiobook was especially fun!

[Sandra Morello · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kids LOVE these books and the Netflix series. Rosie Revere is an homage to the women who worked in factories during World War II. This specific book ruminates around persistence, planning, and experimentation. Sure, the goal for these books is to heighten exposure to STEM for little girls, but my 6 year old son loves them just as much. My hope is that reading these to him will enable him to treat girls equally in school now, and in his future career. Solid 5 stars for young readers!

[DaNae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Engineered to solve the issues.

[CHLOE PARK · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book because Rosie is a engineer like my dad.

[Hana Muraoka · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was easy to read for me.

[Arjun Manoj · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was fabulous! but a little too short.

[Ashley Verity · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this to your children!

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

This concept picture book revolves around the positive trait of persistence in planning and experimentation while pursuing desirable goals. It invites, with positively exemplary role models, girls into the STEM subject areas of study and achievement. Strictly speaking, it is also fantasy because the art work contradicts principles of physics while showing us the machinery built by a young child (Terrell A. Young 2020, p.103,148). This book is for all like to discover how our inventions function and who may also imagine how they can be improved or surpassed by better contraptions and more experimentation.

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick, fun, STEAM- filled read! Awesome for Growth Mindset, too! Love that creative, imperfect, thoughtful little Rosie!

[Jenneffer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great book! Nice combination of facts, drawings, characters, and plotline. We stayed up late reading this last night because I couldn't bear to put it down. Highly recommended, can't wait to read the next title in the series!

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really cute book and the kids really liked it. We will read the others.

[Aneesa]

To be honest, I missed most of this book. But I liked it in theory!

[Anthony Buck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely book with a nice message. For me this wasn't quite up to the level of ada twist, but that was an exceptional book.

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was so excited to see that this will be a middle grade book series! This is super cute and a lot of fun. I'm a bookseller and I can't wait to put this in kids hands! I will say that you need to make sure kids have read the picture books. There are some things that are unclear if you're not already familiar with the material.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book, and enjoy that mistakes can be good and persistence is the key to learning.

But I don't understand why it is completely female oriented. I, being a female(53), never felt that I couldn't do anything I put my mind to. Do girls in this day and age feel that they are held back? I like having friends and sibling of both genders. Sometimes in sports, I've found this to be true, but in school? I haven't found this , but maybe it is because I am on the west coast, Hawaii and Alaska where anything is possible.

[Jeimy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rosie Revere, Iggy Peck, and Ada Twist now have a chapter book to appeal to older (yet still very young) readers. In a wink-wink nudge-nudge homage to Rosie's namesake, Rosie the Riveter, Rosie must help her aunt and her aunt's friends who were riveter. Can Rosie invent a contraption that will save the day? Read on to find out.

[Jeanne Wald · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had a lot of fun reading “Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters”, the first chapter book in a new series, “The Questioneers”, by Andrea Beaty.

The story is a great combination of funky inventions (e.g. SnakeAway, a snake-scaring machine), quirky characters (like Rosie’s great-great-aunt flying on a cheese-copter or her joyful friends, the Raucous Riveters, who built airplanes during the World War II), as well as great messages (dealing with pressure, the power of friendship, overcoming fears). In addition, the book pictures the real process of engineering: brainstorming, research, sketching ideas, design, making prototypes, testing and redesign based on performance.

The main character Rosie is a creative and ambitious little engineer. She loves building machines from old gears, wires, and broken motors, and she gives her models hilarious names (Foolhardyflop, Creative Catastrophe, Magnificent Mess, etc.). Her inventions often fail, but Rosie never gives up. Her perseverance is really admirable.

Rosie must prove it one more time when the Raucous Riveters desperately need her help to build a painting machine that would allow a riveter with broken wrists to participate in a mural painting contest. Together with her project-minded and supportive friends, Ada Twist and Iggy Peck, Rosie works really hard and even finds enough courage to approach a person she’s been scared of for a long time.

This book is an ode to the millions of women who worked in factories of all allied nations during the World War II, building airplanes, ships and tanks and making guns and bullets needed for the war effort. It’s very special for me, as my paternal grandmother was one of those women.

I find it helpful that there’s a lot of extra information about the female riveters at the end of the book as well as an encouragement for kids to talk with older people and learn their stories.

This fast-paced story with fun 2-color illustrations, which include Rosie’s own doodles and notes, will be perfect for all budding inventors!

[McKenzie Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

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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.

I loved this book. It's everything I loved about the Rosie Revere picture book with more detail. My only issue with the picture book was that it was a bit vague and felt rushed. I liked reading it, but I loved this chapter book format. So much more happened and you got to know the characters better. I also love that Ada Twist from Ada Twist, Scientist and Iggy Peck from Iggy Peck, Architect are featured in the series. It is so cool to see the group of characters as friends who solve problems together.

Great story. Loved all the messages of working together, stopping to think, perseverance, helping others, and thinking outside the box. I could not put this book down. I honestly read it all this morning in one sitting.

At 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.

Such a great book to encourage interest in STEM fields. Fun, creative series. I will definitely be continuing the series. Love it!

[Megan Willome · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters Andrea Beaty

If you have a girl who likes to build and experiment, who think she might like to be an engineer, this story is for you. Rosie likes to create using, well, whatever hoses or springs or curtain rings or valves she can find. She’s also unafraid of failure. She documents each attempt in her engineer’s journal, noting when it’s a Fantastic Flop and when it’s a success. The story is great at showing the trial and error inherent in making new things.

Rosie and her friends help her Aunt Rose by designing a painting machine for Rose’s friend June. The older women in the story were all riveters in World War II, and they are Rosie’s inspiration. It’s a fun blend of history and storytelling, as the older generation entrusts a complicated engineering task to the younger one.

The end of the book also has great endnotes: one on the character of Rosie the Riveter, one on how valves work, and one that is a funny little poem titled Ode to a Valve.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Sometimes, Rosie’s weirdest ideas made her think in a new way or solved tiny bits of a big problem.”

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.

Enter the Blue River Riveters. They have an emergency that they need Rosie’s help with. One of the riveters, June, is a painter and always participates in the Art-a-Go-Go. This year, though, she has both of her wrists in casts. How can she paint like that? It’s up to Rosie to build a solution.

Chock full of scientific bits of info (like how valves work) and modeling the design process, this is a quick read for kids who love to design and build. Rosie is a spunky, persistent character with friends who understand her and help when they can. Includes an author’s note in the back about the real Rosie Riveter.

[Martha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rosie Revere and her fellow "questioners" Iggy Peck, and Ada Twist are back for a new purposeful invention challenge. Her great, great Aunt Rose and her Blue River Riveters friends, a group of women formed during World War II, to build B-29 bombers, has a problem. One of the Riveters has broken both wrists and needs their aid in inventing a tool to make it possible for her to participate in the Art-A-Go-Go contest in two days. Undeterred by the timing and difficulty, the team tries one idea after another, never giving up. Illustrator extrodinaire, David Robert's grid paper illustrations of their many plans, serve as a perfect introduction for how to design a project in 2-dimension before actually creating the invention in three dimmension. The can do attitude of this team has just enough problems to make it credible. Helping the Riveters is a great message about the joy derived from helping others, for the young future STEAM designers of the future. The focus on using your imagination, and working together as a team makes this a winner.