![]() To wit, in Rosie’s version of using every part of the buffalo, she doesn’t let a single baby doll appendage go to waste. Rosie is embarrassed, perplexed and dismayed when he laughs at her invention. ![]() She creates a snake-repelling hat for her Uncle Fred. She loves to invent gizmos and gadgets, including a hot dog machine and helium pants. Luckily, Roberts compensates with comically detailed mixed-media illustrations that keep the mood light and emphasize Rosie’s creativity at every turn. Rosie Revere, Engineer Activities and Resources Rosie dreams of becoming a great engineer when she grows up. The book’s message-that the unthinking words and actions of adults can have a chilling effect on children-is an important one, though Beaty hammers it a bit hard in her singsong rhymes. But an earlier incident has sapped Rosie’s self-confidence: after she created a quirky snake-deterring hat for a beloved zookeeper uncle, his response was devastating: “He laughed till he wheezed and his eyes filled with tears,/ all to the horror of Rosie Revere.” It takes a visit from another enterprising family member to restore Rosie’s faith in herself. ![]() Rosie Revere loves nothing more than to create Rube Goldberg–worthy contraptions during the wee hours of the morning. Beaty and Roberts return to the themes (and second-grade classroom) of 2007’s Iggy Peck, Architect to revel in the talents and insecurities of one of his classmates. ![]()
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